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Moses’ monastery

You may not think of Syria as a home of Christian monasteries, but I visited three today: Deir Mar Musa (Monastery of Moses), Deir Mar Takla (St. Thecla, an...

“Olive Sunday” in Damascus

Now for something completely different from the TEL blog: Instead of the usual contrarian Cones on the church in the world, a bit of travel. Good luck has...

Does Satan exist?

Satan’s existence was the topic of an ABC Nightline “face-off” last week. It’s an interesting topic, but it’s also interesting that a major television network...

Saturday night’s big turn-off

You can be part of a global movement of a billion people, and it's a lot easier to join than the Catholic Church. All you have to do is turn off your...

Cool Catholic Church

Start with one hour of Eucharistic adoration, follow that up with a party in a nightclub-like setting, and you get one hip ancient church. That’s the model of...

NYC Archbishop OK with married clergy

The headline may overstate the case a bit, but Archbishop Edward Egan's acknowledgment in a talk radio interview that the Catholic Church ought to consider...