Faith in Focus

I’m a Minnesota Catholic mom. Here’s what my neighbors are saying about ICE.

by Laura Kelly Fanucci January 30, 2026January 30, 2026

The best way to understand what life is like in Minnesota right now is to listen to stories from ordinary residents.

A rosary hangs from a cross at a makeshift memorial in Minneapolis Jan. 25, 2026, at the site where a man was fatally shot by federal agents trying to detain him. The Department of Homeland Security said Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse, had a handgun and approached Border Patrol officers during a targeted operation Jan. 24. (OSV News photo/Tim Evans, Reuters)

Faith in Focus

Dear Catholics who have drifted: The church needs us in the battle for our nation’s soul.

by Lara Dotson-Renta January 26, 2026January 26, 2026

Those who have “drifted” but still value the teachings that shaped us need to start being the body of Christ we wish to see.

Faith in Focus

Homily: A Jesuit approach to being pro-life

by Brendan Gottschall, S.J. January 23, 2026January 23, 2026

Encounter. Incarnation. Sacrifice. These are elements of an Ignatian and Jesuit approach to protecting life because they are elements of the life and mystery of Jesus Christ.

Faith in Focus

How Jesuit education shaped Omaha’s new archbishop

by Joe Hoover, S.J. January 23, 2026January 25, 2026

One of Archbishop Michael G. McGovern’s questions was: “What advice do you have for me?”

Enrique Irazoqui as Jesus in a scene with his disciples from the film ‘The Gospel According to St. Matthew’

Faith in Focus

Classic films spread the faith at Old. St. Pat’s in New York

by Sara Morano January 23, 2026January 25, 2026

People who might never attend Mass came willingly for a film night.

Faith in Focus

How to be an extraordinary Catholic during Ordinary Time

by Thomas J. Reese January 22, 2026January 22, 2026

There is no reason that Ordinary Time must be ordinary. It can be special if we use it to deepen our experience of the Scriptures and prayer.

Faith in Focus

A Catholic convert’s ecumenical journey—and prayer for Christian unity

by Shemaiah Gonzalez January 16, 2026January 16, 2026

I couldn’t have explained it while it was happening, but there have been moments in my life when I quickly and intimately connected with an absolute stranger. I’ll find myself confiding the most personal of details to this person in line at the grocery store, or at a party or on the sidewalk. Or I […]

A migrant is detained by federal immigration officers at the U.S. immigration court in the Manhattan borough of New York City July 25, 2025. (OSV News photo/David 'Dee' Delgado, Reuters)

Faith in Focus

I accompany migrants in court. Their stories haunt me.

by John J. Hurley January 16, 2026January 16, 2026

I walk with people at a terrifying moment in their lives. I am there to bear witness to some of the worst actions of our government, undertaken in the name of “We the People.”