Father Joshua J. Whitfield writes for OSV News. Scripture readings for Sept. 20, 2026, Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 55:6-9 Ps 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18 Phil 1:20c-24, 27a Mt 20:1-16a Dorothy Day thought that this parable from Matthew’s Gospel, which we hear this Sunday, justified a Catholic’s support for the idea of a living wage. […]
A young man prays during a Labor Day Mass on Sept. 6, 2026, at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington. The Mass organized by the Catholic Labor Network included parishioners, workers and representatives of organized labor. (OSV News photo/Mihoko Owada, Catholic Standard) In early October, my newest book, “Staying Sober One Story […]
(Foto de OSV News/Bob Roller) By Father Harrison Ayre, OSV News A crucifix adorns every Church building because it is meant to be a sign of hope for Christians. The cross is the source of salvation, and by looking upon it, we know that the death of Jesus is not the last word. This means […]
Jenna Marie Cooper writes Question Corner for OSV News (OSV photo) Q: I’m a Catholic working at a funeral home and assisting at many Catholic funerals. I’m not always in the church for the entirety of Mass. I’m sometimes out during the Gospel and homily or after Communion since I’m helping with the arrangements. Since […]
Scripture readings for Sunday, Sept. 13, Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sir 27:30—28:7 Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12 Rom 14:7-9 Mt 18:21-35 How much is enough? This Sunday’s Gospel begins with Peter asking that question, but with a very specific idea in mind. How much do I have to forgive my brother? How many times? […]
New York firefighters and rescue workers are seen Sept. 11, 2001, carrying Franciscan Father Mychal Judge, a chaplain with the New York Fire Department, who died while giving last rites to a firefighter following terrorist attacks that would soon bring down the twin towers of the World Trade Center. Twenty-five years after the 9/11 terrorism […]
Father Joseph Wilson of St. Margaret Church in the New York borough of Queens prays during a candlelight vigil Sept. 11, 2013. The ceremony marked the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) On Sept. 11, 2001 — the date of the worst terrorist attack in American history, when four […]
Jenna Marie Cooper writes Question Corner for OSV News (OSV photo) Q: In the Gospel’s account of Peter’s confession of Christ, Jesus responded with: “You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church.” I sometimes wonder if it wouldn’t have been better if Jesus would have skipped the wordplay and simply said: […]
Father Joshua J. Whitfield writes for OSV News. Scripture readings for Sept. 6, 2026, Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Ez 33:7-9 Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 Rom 13:8-10 Mt 18:15-20 Václav Havel gave a speech at the Vatican in 1999. Somewhat controversially he quoted John Hus, the Czech Reformer who was burnt at the stake in […]