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Yes, you can question the Lord

Bishop Robert Baker talks to OSV about the 'questioner's prayer." By Mark Sullivan.

When is a church more than a church?

Cathedrals, basilicas and shrines share similarities, but are different in key ways. By Thomas J. Craughwell.

When does it make sense to borrow for things?

By Phil Lenahan. When deciding whether to accrue debt for purchases, determine if it will be productive.

Vanity, all things vanity

By Carl E. Olsen. Wisdom isn't right thinking or intellectual logic; but rather about right living and spiritual logic.

This Father's Day, read about the Church Fathers

Openers by Greg Erlandson. Our In Focus section this week focuses on the Church Fathers.

They talk about faith, but do they believe?

This article is free for all visitors. By Carlos Briceno. It remains to be seen if politicians are really sincere, or if they are dressing up their positions in religious terms.

Spectator: Debating war's end game

This column is free for all visitors. Specator column by Greg Erlandson, OSV publisher. If we cannot achieve what would normally be called a victory, we cannot walk away form it.

Snail's pace creeping through Vatican, some say

This article is free for all visitors. New changes to the conclave procedure reflect Pope Benedict XVI's thoughtful and careful manner. By Russell Shaw.

Saddam's end

In OSV's editorial, we pause to consider the hanging death of Saddam and the altruistic legacy of former President Ford.

Pope seeks reconciliation with Mass restoration

This article is free for all visitors. The relaxation of restrictions on the use of the Tridentine rite will likely please traditionalists, but no great upsurge in requests for the old form are predicted. By Russell Shaw.

People of faith hold powerful sway in Hollywood

By Carl Kozlowski. Father Don Woznicki seeks to recliam Church's place in films with New Ethos.

Pastoral Care in Helping Children Deal with Loss

The impact of death can be a wrenching, life-long issue for children if they do not receive the support they need in order to absorb, address and ultimately to accept the loss.

Pastoral answers: Heavenly acquaintances

Pastoral answers column by Monsignor M. Francis Mannion. Belief in our reunification with the deceased in God's kingdom is basic to the Catholic Faith.

Pastoral answers: Don't baptize my aunt

Pastoral Answers by Monsignor M. Francis Mannion. If an ancestor was baptized by the Mormon church posthumously, it can be undone.

Our Takes

Brief salient observations and opinions on the news.

Other denominations looking to own abuse crisis

By William Yallaly. As the Church in the United States continues to try to protect children, others see it's not just a Catholic thing.

OSV shares its picks for Academy Awards' finest

This year's nominees reflect the international flavor of filmmaking.

Openers: Prescription for Christmas stress relief

Rx for Yuletide stress? In his weekly Openers column, editor Gerald Korson bemoans the anxiety over Christmas gifts.

Letters to the Editor

Youths: They have to be carefully taught.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor for July 22, 2007.

Letters

This column is free for all visitors. Letters to the editor for the week of July 15, 2007.

Latest trend: Couples sue each other over embryos

As more divorce cases highlight the plight of these humans, theologians debate how the magisterium should respond. By James Penrice.

Knights of Columbus are still going strong

The worldwide fraternal organization has 125 years of charity and service. By Bill Dodds.

In Focus: No man is an island

As Fidel Castro fades, Cuban Catholics are hopeful that the Faith will rise again in this Caribbean nation. By Mary DeTurris Poust.

Holy spaces give special meaning to our worship

Openers column. "Communing" with God alone is not what Jesus taught.

Guest column: Church youth appeal

Guest column by Mike Aquilina. What made the Faith attractive during the third century can make it just as attractive today.

God lives: A cardinal's wisdom

God lives column by Monsignor Owen Campion. In the political arena and beyond, Catholics (like Cardinal James Gibbons of Baltimore) must act with faith-filled, informed consciences.

Father Feeney's scandal

God Lives column by Monsignor Owen F. Campion. Vatican document brings back memories of a notorious debate in the 1940s over similar points.

Ex-patriot's strong faith grew out of oppression

Sara Acevedo's struggle to practice Catholicism amid Castro's religious oppression have her a strong religious foundation even before she fled to the U.S. By Mary DeTurris Poust.

Expanded Interview with Fr. Joe Langford

This is the expanded interview by OSV staff with Fr. Joe Langford, who is co-founder of Mother Teresa's order of priests.

Everyone's expressing belief, disbelief in God

This week's Openers column takes on believers vs. atheists.

Editorial: Liturgical lessons

This week's editorial is free for all visitors. Providing , or denying, mass in the Tridentine Rite will not in itself alone solve all problems of dwindling Mass attendance and Catholic inaction.

Editorial: Getting over ourselves

Editorial for the week of August 5, 2007. There are invitations for U.S. Catholics to get over ourselves and see what a Cahtolic world truly is.

Edith Stein a saint for our times

By Barry Michaels. As a convert to Catholicism and an academic, the Carmelite nun made significant contributions to the faith before dying at Auschwitz.

'Doh!' 'Simpsons' baby-boomer theology

Robert Lockwood reflects on the spirituality of the popular and long-running animated TV show, just in time for the new, feature-length movie.

Church cannot answer all end-of-life questions

By Nick Manette. Problems people have with illness are not from Church teachings but because we don't like to think about dying.

Choosing the better part

Opening the Word column by Carl E. Olson. Today's readings point to and reveal something about God's loving friendship with humanity.

Catholic Journal: No shock for Catholics

Catholic Journal column by Robert P. Lockwood. Our Church is not a man-made conjecture, as good as some by not much better than others.

Catholic Journal: Body blow to dignity?

Catholic Journal column by Robert P. Lockwood. A traveling exhibit featuring 'plastinated' human corpses raises moral and ethical questions.

Belief in God 'stupid,' atheists say

By Mary DeTurris Poust. Popularity of books that promote disbelief thriving on sense of individualism.

A Catholic approach to matters of life and death

Openers column by Greg Erlandson, publisher.

15 Catholic things to do before you die

This article has free access for all visitors. OSV staff compiles suggestions of should-dos .