An Op-Ed in the New York Times proposes a solution to combating the obesity epidemic in the United States: re-instating home economics classes in public...
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When it comes to battles over labor unions and the rights of workers, the Catholic Church has historically been firmly on the side of the laborers, arguing...
Where I grew up, polite people didn’t talk about sex, religion, or politics in mixed company, but if the beginning of this election season is any...
As Pope Benedict's trip to Germany draws near, the next-door Austrian church is experiencing a bit of upheaval in preparation. More than 400 Austrian...
With September now upon us, the new school year is once again bringing talk of an often-debated political issue: school choice vouchers. A story we posted last...
I admit that I’ve been known to sing along at the top of my lungs to Katy Perry’s recitation of drunken exploits, “Last Friday Night,”...
It is a quiet Friday morning here at U.S. Catholic as we get ready to settle into the Labor Day weekend. If you want to get an early start on the weekend by...
On the eve of Labor Day, I can only imagine what my late father, a proud Catholic member of Chicago's Local 17, would say about the news that the Catholic...
NCR reported earlier this week that the “leading English-language Catholic theological journal,” Jesuit-run Theological Studies was forced by the...
Higher education, particularly that which serves students professionally, is highly valued in this country. But Catholic higher ed also serves us well. By...
