U.S. Catholic Blog

Festivus for all of us

The debate returns every holiday season: Should we display religious symbols on public property or not? This year, however, it's not just about Christmas...

New mission country: U.S.A.

The New York Times began a series Sunday on foreign-born priests working in the United States. U.S. Catholic, of course, beat them to the punch, with our own...

Ponzi and the people of God

The $50 billion Ponzi scheme engineered by financier Bernard Madoff is now affecting Catholic schoolchildren in the U.S. Virgin Islands, according to the...

Attention last minute shoppers . . .

If, like me, you have waited until the last few days before Christmas to find that special something for loved ones, I have some kindly intended advice:...

Christmas myth debunked

For a few Christmases, our extremely unmusical family would attempt to sing "The 12 Days of Christmas." It was painful to listen to, but it...

Unique gifts and cards

Here are some very Catholic–and very non-Catholic–gifts: After Michelle Newcomb’s 4-year-old son said he wanted to be a priest, the Indiana mom...