Catherine M. Odell

Catherine M. Odell is a freelance writer and editor and the author of 14 books, including one co-authored with Margaret Savitskas, Angels of the Lord: 365 Reflections on Our Heavenly Guardians (Our Sunday Visitor, 2016).

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The varsity football team of Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in Indianapolis at an Aug. 16 game (Michael Hoffbauer Photography)

Aug 27, 2019

Brebeuf athletes excluded from some Catholic events as Jesuits appeal decree

Two Indianapolis high schools caught in summer controversy with Archbishop Charles Thompson about firing — or not firing — gay teachers start up the school year with a new status quo.

Jul 31, 2019

The political and faith journey of South Bend's 'Mayor Pete'

Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is the youngest of the Democratic presidential candidates. According to his pastor, "The person you see on TV is the same person I know. … He is who he appears to be."

Jul 12, 2019

DignityUSA celebrates 50 years of supporting LGBTQ Catholics

Dignity was founded in 1969 in San Diego by Fr. Patrick Nidorf, an Augustinian priest and psychologist who felt that the pastoral needs of his city's gay Catholic community were being ignored.

More than 60,000 people gather to celebrate the beatification of Capuchin friar Fr. Solanus Casey at Ford Field in Detroit Nov. 18. (William E. Odell)

Nov 21, 2017

Detroit, Caseys and Capuchins celebrate Blessed Solanus

More than 60,000 people gathered for the beatification of beloved Capuchin friar Fr. Solanus Casey Nov. 18 in Detroit, moving him a step closer to canonization.