U.S. Catholic Blog

A recession turns deadly

Have you wondered if the daily rundown of the day's national casualties has grown a little longer than usual? No, you are not imagining things. According...

Simon the Pole-sitter

When I was in second grade, Sister Mary Janice told us about a guy named Simon who sat atop a column for 37 years to show his devotion to God. I thought that...

That’s sun tradition

Imagine saying a prayer once every 28 years. You only utter those words a few times in your life. That’s exactly what tens of thousands of Jews did this...

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...