Jaymie Stuart Wolfe, OSV News
St. Helen’s quest teaches us that the true cross can be...
Pope Leo's birthday is Sept. 14; it coincides with a liturgical feast dedicated to an event -- the Exaltation of the Holy Cross --...
The Acts of the Apostles is our faith’s own ‘Amazing Race’...
"I guess I created a monster," our adult daughter mused, as I lined up yet another episode of "The Amazing Race." I knew that...
We do not yet know what choices Pope Leo will make,...
The seagulls perched on the Sistine Chapel rooftop undoubtedly saw the white smoke first. But it didn't take long for the basilica bells to...
While awaiting a new pope, delay in canonization allows time to...
Eighty thousand adolescents thought they were traveling to Rome for the much-anticipated canonization of Carlo Acutis. Instead, many were in the Eternal City for...
As the conclave commences, we can and should do what Christians...
As the College of Cardinals gathers in Rome for the conclave that will elect our next pope, the rest of us may feel like...
Where have the monastics gone? Something different praying liturgy with people...
Praying for vocations usually means praying for more priests. That's a good and necessary effort, of course, because without priests, there is no Eucharist.
But...
Total immersion is the only way to successfully return to and...
They say learning a language is like riding a bicycle, but I'm not sure I believe that. Back in the day, I was pretty...
With the whole world as a sanctuary of his presence, God...
I'm old enough to remember reading "Highlights Magazine" in the waiting room at the doctor's office. My favorite feature was the "Hidden Pictures" puzzle....
‘Now and at the hour of our death’ reminds us that...
Catholics love tradition, and that's a good thing. The treasures of the church are a rich spiritual inheritance for all God's children and a...
Prayer is the most sustained battle of the Christian life —...
"Choose your battles" is generally good advice. It's wise to acknowledge that not every fight can be won; that we may not have the...