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By Mary DeTurris Poust
Holy Cross Brother Paul Bednarczyk, executive director of the National Religious Vocation Conference, addressed the U.S. bishops at their meeting last week to report on the wide-scale national vocation study his organization...
By Mary DeTurris Poust
Archbishop Donald Wuerl of Washington, D.C., argued forcefully in a Washington Post op-ed piece yesterday that if the D.C. City Council passes a same-sex "marriage" law, as expected, it must include religious liberty protections...
By Mary DeTurris Poust
Advent is right around the corner. As a busy mom and a faith formation teacher, I'm always looking for new ideas for bringing this season to life for my family and my students. Check out a sample issue of OSV's Advent Take Out:...
By Mary DeTurris Poust
At a time when marriage is under attack, it would be negligent on my part not to tell you about something that has the power to help husbands and wives fully live out their sacramental commitment. That's why today I wanted to...
It's hard to believe that it was 20 years ago today that six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her daughter were brutally murdered in El Salvador. It seems like yesterday, and it seems like a lifetime ago. Bishop Howard Hubbard of Albany, as...