U.S. Catholic Blog

Daily links: Wed. Oct. 26

On Vox Nova, Brett Salkeld asks if Thomas Peters (aka American Papist) knows that he exists. The narrative Peters constructs to describe Catholics doesn’t seem...

Happy Diwali!

Today marks the first day of Diwali, a Hindu celebration (also celebrated by Sikhs and Jains) that marks the triumph of good over evil, light over darkness...

The most offensive game ever?

Move over, Milton Bradley, there’s a new board game on the market this holiday season–but this game isn’t exactly in the spirit of giving. It...

Extra, extra! The Mass is changing!

With its story on the revised Mass translations, USA Today (via the Louisville Courier Journal) may accomplish what so far at least the US Catholic bishops...

Solon, Croesus and Gaddafi

The final moments of Muammar Gaddafi represent only the latest images of a despot driven to ground. In the past history was occassionally captured on film; now...