In her latest column, editorial director Gretchen Crowe writes about how her family is making the most of the Advent and Christmas seasons. While Thanksgiving was and Christmas will be quieter than most years, Crowe ...
Gretchen R. Crowe shares her joy at the news that Pope Francis had named Father David Bonnar of Pittsburgh and editor of The Priest magazine as bishop of Youngstown, Ohio. She writes: “Father Bonnar has ...
Editorial director Gretchen R. Crowe shares about her patron saint, Margaret of Scotland. Crowe writes: “Because of her devotion to God and her deep prayer life, Margaret was selfless and had a great love of ...
Americans and people everywhere are struggling with pandemic fatigue. With no end in sight, we might even be questioning God and the Church. In her latest column, editorial director Gretchen Crowe points readers to a ...
While Pope Francis’ latest encyclical, “Fratelli Tutti,” is full of big ideas and ideals, Gretchen Crowe writes that the pope offers an invitation on how to love more effectively in the small moments. Focussing on ...
On Satuday, Pope Francis signed his new encyclical in Assisi, Italy. If Laudato Si', Pope Francis' second encyclical, released in 2015, was a papal plea to care for our common home, then Fratelli Tutti (unofficially ...
The Rosary is an ideal prayer for families, writes Gretchen Crowe, editorial director for periodicals at OSV, in her latest column. While the 20-minute practice is not exactly brief, the simple and repetitive prayers are ...
Gretchen Crowe writes “in my nearly 20 years in Catholic media, I have had the great fortune to put into words the stories of wonderful men and women who have sought to follow the Lord ...
Gretchen Crowe shares how her parents have accepted the challenge of being grandparents from a distance. Unable to visit during the pandemic, her parents began recording story time videos to read to their grandchildren. While ...
Gretchen Crowe has never really liked the phrase “Let go, and let God.” It has always seemed too trite, too “cutesy,” too simple, she writes. “But upon further reflection, in this year of Our Lord ...
