U.S. Catholic Blog

Who’s God online?

Obviously, God is God on or offline, but as a user of the magnificent World Wide Web, I take for granted that there are people behind it. Two recent news...

Growing pains

After wandering around an academic wilderness for 30 or so years, a fella might be forgiven for indulging in a little schadenfreude before the spectacle of the...

Thank God for washing machines!

L’Osservatore Romano celebrated International Women’s Day in March by publishing an article that declared the washing machine the most liberating advancement...

Hard cases, part two

The case of the 9-year-old Brazilian girl who was discovered to be pregnant with twins after being raped by her stepfather has now drawn comment from Rome...

Macho Archbishop

Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois of Paris is the "macho [man] of the year," according to a French feminist group (see the AFP report). The cardinal won the...