Catholic News & Perspective
February 2023
A bishop ‘must preach, inspire people to long for the Lord,’ cardinal tells new auxiliaries
By: Richard Szczepanowski WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Following ancient church tradition and greeted by the applause of family and friends, two Washington archdiocesan priests were ordained auxiliary bishops of the Archdiocese of Washington during a Feb. 21 Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle. Newly ordained Bishops...
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Opening the Word: We must rely on God’s word
By: Father Joshua J. Whitfield The thing is, you see, she remembered. “Did God really tell you?” the serpent asked. “God said,” the woman answered (Gn 3:2-3). In the moment of her temptation, at the beginning of her sin, she remembered the word of God. Not without the truth, she was not alone with the serpent....
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Experts concerned after only 35% of Catholic parents say it is very important that their children share their religious beliefs
By: Katie Yoder Catholic experts are expressing concern after a recent Pew Research Center survey found that only a third (35%) of U.S. Catholic parents say that it is extremely or very important to them that their children grow up to hold similar religious beliefs. The survey also showed that almost another third of Catholic parents (30%)...
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Experts concerned after only 35% of Catholic parents say it is very important that their children share their religious beliefs
By: Katie Yoder Catholic experts are expressing concern after a recent Pew Research Center survey found that only a third (35%) of U.S. Catholic parents say that it is extremely or very important to them that their children grow up to hold similar religious beliefs. The survey also showed that almost another third of Catholic parents (30%)...
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Catholic charities sending millions in aid to an ailing Syria and Turkey after deadly earthquake
By: Paulina Guzik (OSV News) — “All ours survived,” Father Dariusz Dogondke, a parish priest in the Catholic Cathedral of Annunciation in Iskanderun, south Turkey, sighed with relief. “I don’t have news about any parishioners that have died,” Father Dogondke told OSV News, including priests working at his...
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Opening the Word: What does it really mean to be Catholic?
By: Catherine Cavadini In preparation for teaching my introduction to theology course this semester, I sent a survey to my students. One of my inquiries was this: “Do you have any theological questions you hope we will answer this semester?” Many of their responses — even if variously worded from student to student —...
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‘Wonder’ film series shows faith, science not at war, says Bishop Barron
By: Gina Christian (OSV News) — A new film series aims to show that faith and science are as interlinked as the double helix of a DNA molecule. The Word on Fire evangelization ministry recently announced the release of “Wonder,” a five-part documentary project that explores the interplay between various aspects of science...
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Lent, the Eucharist and our need for revival
By: Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board “Is it inevitable that we will become an ex-Christian society, or could the Church experience a renewal?” asks pastor and noted apologist Timothy Keller in a recent thought-provoking article in the Atlantic. Keller, a Protestant minister who became pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian...
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Opening the Word: We grow when we are bothered by Jesus
By: Father Joshua J. Whitfield To be nervous about holiness, to fear being a saint, is normal. Don’t be embarrassed; we’re all a little bit nervous about it from time to time. Even we clergy can get that way. Beware of the priest not being honest about such fear. Changing for the better, growing in Christ: it’s literally...
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What is the Vatican doing about the sex abuse crisis?
By: Msgr. Owen F. Campion This is a good question, frankly on the minds of many Catholics. What is the Vatican doing about clergy sex abuse when cases are reported today? What is the pope doing? Does he take sex abuse seriously? Do the bishops? Are they really doing something about it? As politicians say, look at the record. The Church in France...
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Our Lady of the Vine: A lesson for Lent
By: Margaret Rose Realy (OSV News) When we think of the sanctuary during Lent, we recall an environment deliberately rendered stark and barren — ornamentation and statuary are removed or in some parishes covered, no altar flowers are present, and it is devoid of any color except for the penitential purple. The only plants allowed during...
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Opening the Word: What is your light?
By: Catherine Cavadini “Thus says the Lord: / Share your bread with the hungry, / shelter the oppressed and the homeless; / clothe the naked when you see them, /and do not turn your back on your own. / Then your light shall break forth like the dawn” (Is 58:7-8) Thus begin our readings for this Sunday. Isaiah sounds very familiar. We...
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Mission begins by meeting Jesus in the Scriptures and Eucharist, pope says
By: Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Having come to know Jesus through the Scriptures and in the Eucharist, Catholics are called to share with others the hope and joy that come from faith and that endure even when life gets difficult, Pope Francis said. “What the world needs is the love of God, to encounter Christ and believe in...
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