U.S. Catholic Blog

Trick-or-Treat!

Certain groups of Christians have long criticized the occult celebration of Halloween. Others have tried to adapt it to a Christian “harvest” celebration—a...

Happy endings?

Does every “Christian” movie have to have a happy ending, with all the characters prayers to God answered and the meaning of life revealed? Such was my...

History of hooking up

In our interview with Donna Freitas, Sex, lies, and hook-up culture, Freitas joked with the editors that though it would be an interesting project, she...

Nuns in action

A few of stories of political nuns: First, perhaps the oldest voter in this election is a 106-year-old nun living in Rome, aired on CBS News. This is the...

The ongoing crisis: a reality check

With the carnage on Wall Street continuing at a jaw-dropping pace and retirees and folks like me, who aspire one day to be a retiree, wondering how devastated...

War on the people without papers

Perhaps file this under "Be careful what you wish for." Folks who get driven to red-faced fury by the presence among us—in slaughterhouses...