Russell Shaw

The Way of the Lord Jesus

Russell Shaw is the author of more than 20 books and numerous articles and commentaries. He was information director of the NCCB/USCC and the Knights of Columbus.

Latest by Russell Shaw

A vibrant spring sunset is pictured behind a cross grave marker at St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery in Neenah, Wis., May 15, 2019. (OSV News file photo/Brad Birkholz)

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Pondering the real answer to death in re-reading ‘The Loved One’

Russell Shaw|Dec 30, 2024|3 Min Read

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The religion undertones of ‘A Christmas Carol’

Russell Shaw|Dec 16, 2024|3 Min Read

A scene from the 1968 film "2001: A Space Odyssey" featuring HAL. (IMDB)

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Artificial intelligence is not the first technology danger. Just the latest

Russell Shaw|Dec 3, 2024|3 Min Read

From left, Henry David Thoreau, George Washington, and Mark Twain. (Wikimedia Commons)

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A look at Thanksgiving from these three famous Americans

Russell Shaw|Nov 22, 2024|3 Min Read

Saint John Henry Newman is pictured in an 1865 photo. (CNS photo/courtesy Fathers of the Birmingham Oratory)

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What these two St. John Henry Newman books can teach us about conversion

Russell Shaw|Nov 4, 2024|3 Min Read

A member of the clergy walks outside a voting station at the Library of the Canyons in Silverado, California, during the Super Tuesday primary election March 5. (OSV News/David Swanson, Reuters)

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What the ‘Catholic vote’ means nowadays

Russell Shaw|Oct 28, 2024|5 Min Read

Judgment Day fresco inside the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, Italy. (Shutterstock)

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Remembering the importance of All Souls' Day

Russell Shaw|Oct 21, 2024|3 Min Read

Pope Francis gives his homily during a penitential liturgy Oct. 1, 2024, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on the eve of the opening of the second session of the Synod of Bishops on synodality. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

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The synod compares to Vatican II in one unfortunate way

Russell Shaw|Oct 7, 2024|3 Min Read

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This retirement community tells us all we need to know about election season

Russell Shaw|Sep 23, 2024|3 Min Read

A security guard walks down the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington July 19, 2024. (OSV News photo/Kevin Mohatt, Reuters)

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Three upcoming Supreme Court cases concern youth issues

Russell Shaw|Sep 9, 2024|3 Min Read

Participants at the assembly of the Synod of Bishops recite morning prayer before finishing their discussions on the assembly's first module, which was on the meaning of synodality and how to promote it in the church, in the Vatican's Paul VI Audience Hall Oct. 7, 2023. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

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How to think about the synod process from the past three years

Russell Shaw|Aug 26, 2024|3 Min Read

The fresco “Assumption of Virgin Mary” in the church Chiesa di sant Antonio, by C. Secchi. (Shutterstock)

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What does the Assumption mean today?

Russell Shaw|Aug 15, 2024|3 Min Read