By Mary DeTurris Poust Bishop Howard Hubbard of Albany writes an insightful column about the breakdown of marriage in anticipation of the U.S. bishops' upcoming pastoral letter, which will "communicate in contemporary language the Church’s teaching...

By Mary DeTurris Poust Kathryn Jean Lopez gets it right on NRO Online in her column "Sister Maureen Gets It Wrong," when she takes New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd to task for portraying women religious in this country as unhappy, unsatisfied and...

Here are the 10 most-read OSV stories for October: 1. 'Called out of darkness' and into light of Christ (Interview with Anne Rice about vampires and her journey from atheism to faith) 2. Setting a new standard for Catholic colleges (Outgoing...

By Mary DeTurris Poust The director of the Bryan Planned Parenthood clinic in Texas has resigned after watching an ultrasound of an abortion procedure. "I just thought I can't do this anymore, and it was just like a flash that hit me and I thought...

By Mary DeTurris Poust All Souls' Day is a favorite day of mine on the Church calendar. That comes across as morbid to some folks, but it's anything but. Then, again, I'm a big fan of purgatory, too. I like today's focus on the family and friends who...