A Catholic’s caution about Mark Carney

Questions raised about Liberal leader and his party’s principles

Scott Ventureyra · March 26, 2025

Some Canadian Catholics are eager to have a prime minister who shares their faith yet offers a contrast to Justin Trudeau. Mark Carney appears to fit the bill. However, Carney is no moderate. Nor is he a reformer.

Wanting God as much as we want breath

Cheryl-Ann Smith · March 22, 2025

The young man wanted to live a holy life. The key, he knew, was prayer. So he approached a wise elder in the monastery and asked for instruction. The old man said not a word but looked intently into his eyes. Then, still silent, he walked him down to the river, and they waded in. The elder put his old gnarled hand on the young seeker’s head, and pushed him into the water.

Culture à la Carte

Sticking with the fact of resurrection

Someone came back from the dead, and so will we

Sr. Helena Burns · March 21, 2025

My congregation, the Daughters of St. Paul, was founded to evangelize with media. We love to spread the Gospel any which way we can. Not long ago, I wanted to choose a meaningful bumper sticker for the convent car. Bumper stickers are free advertising at stoplights.

Make the best use of your ‘prayer power’

The Bible Book(s)/Chapter(s) to read each day this week, Sunday, March 23 to Saturday, March 29, 2025.

Lea Karen Kivi · March 21, 2025

The Bible Book(s)/Chapter(s) to read each day this week, Sunday, March 23 to Saturday, March 29, 2025.

The Mustard Seed

Sound the trumpet against Trump the utopian

Glen Argan · March 20, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump is not a conservative. He is a right-wing populist who thinks in utopian terms. He heralds a return to a misty time when America was great, which apparently it currently is not. Precisely what made America great in his mind is far from clear.

Editorial

Buckle up for wild four years

OSV News · March 19, 2025

If there's anything we know from the first three months of the U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration (let alone from his first term), it's that the next four years are going to be a wild ride.

Making a fast break from social media

Sister Nancy Usselmann · March 15, 2025

Like many people, I find myself absorbed by social media reels and algorithm-generated content.

Let Lent soften our hardness of heart

We’re all in need of our own ‘spiritual cardiologist’

Jaymie Stuart Wolfe · March 14, 2025

I know it's part of getting older, but when my husband was told to go to the ER because a clinical trial EKG had revealed an irregular heartbeat, I was startled almost into one of my own.

We must make time to follow Jesus

Harry McAvoy · March 14, 2025

On a recent snowy morning, I was outside with Millie, my companion dog. I didn’t want to be outside in the cold, and Millie was in a hurry. Ninety pounds of energy is hard to control when there is ice under foot. Suddenly I was on the ground.

Seek the courage to do God’s will

Bible Book(s)/Chapter(s) to read each day this week Sunday, March 16 to Saturday, March 22, 2025.

Lea Karen Kivi · March 14, 2025

Bible Book(s)/Chapter(s) to read each day this week Sunday, March 16 to Saturday, March 22, 2025.