OCEAN CITY, Md. -- Voices filled the beach beneath a blue sky and brilliant sunshine as Father Lance Martin, adminstrator of St. Mary Star of the Sea parish, blessed the ocean on the feast of Our Lady of the...
Q: What is the position or rule of the church concerning cremation? (Indiana)
A: There is a short answer to your question in Paragraph 2301 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which tells us that: "The Church permits cremation,...
By Mary DeTurris Poust, OSV News
Out in my perennial garden, nestled among the bleeding hearts and hyacinths, stands a well-worn clay statue of St. Francis of Assisi made by an artisan in Mexico. The unusual characteristics of the statue...
By Brother Guy Consolmagno, OSV News
"What do I do if science tells me one thing but religion tells me another thing? Which do I believe?"
There's a false assumption at the center of that question, because neither science nor religion...
VATICAN CITY -- Mary is not a "motionless wax statue," but a disciple who wants to share the good news of Jesus with everyone and reaches out to help and comfort them, Pope Francis said.
Reciting the Angelus prayer with...
Among the many highlights for me from this summer's 10th National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis was the overwhelming sense of camaraderie, community and communion that dominated the week. I encountered friends, friends of friends, and met many new friends,...
Students at Saint Mark’s High School will be greeted by a new principal when they return to school at the end of the month. It just won’t be the one they heard about.
Eileen Wilkinson is moving to the principal’s...
LANSING, Mich. -- The members of the deathcore metal band Voluntary Mortification are considerate country neighbors, wrapping up garage rehearsals by 8:30 p.m., before the sun disappears over the surrounding fields.
From the end of the long driveway leading off...
Scripture Readings for Aug. 18, 2024, Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Prv 9:1-6 Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 Eph 5:15-20 Jn 6:51-58
John's Gospel reminds us what we hunger for is more than earthly food
This Gospel puts me in a New York...
Nicaragua has revoked the legal status of the Caritas chapter in the Diocese of Matagalpa and continued arresting priests and laity there, delivering another blow to a diocese decimated by the detentions and expulsions of clergy and the exile...