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Our Sunday Visitor

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Our Sunday Visitor is, hands-down, my favorite Catholic magazine. It's published more regularly than the sporadic and sometimes (in my opinion) overly cerebral Envoy, and it's more faithful to the Magisterium than most other Catholic magazines, such as American Catholic.

Each week's issue has a good mix of news, opinion pieces, letters to the editor, reflections on the week's readings, and more. The articles are always thought-provoking, but I don't feel like I need a week's worth of time and a doctorate in theology to tackle them.

I also found that OSV's coverage of the recent election was very even-handed, while remaining faithful to Church teaching. That's a tough line to walk, but as a journalist, I thought the magazine did an admirable job.

If you want some meaty Catholic content without convoluted style, this is the place to go. Even if you're not Catholic, you'll find substantial and thought provoking material. OSV also provides groundbreaking stories that are timely and well researched. It's a quick and easy way to get a sense of current issues affecting Catholics and others in very clear terms. Best of all, it doesn't involve much of a time commitment on the part of the reader. Too bad more reading materials as well designed to communicate quality information in an almost effortless manner.