U.S. Catholic Blog

War on terror goes over the line

The war on terror took a little noticed, but dangerous step over the line–literally–today when U.S. and Afghan forces launched a commando raid...

Pretty woman

An Italian Passionists priest wanted to increase the visibility of nuns as well as vocations to religious life. Sounds good right? Well, his noble ends did not...

After the Olympics

Along with the athletes, I feel like I'm still recovering from the Olympics. I'm physically tired from two weeks of staying up too late to watch...

Biden and the bishops?

So it’s official: Obama picked a Catholic. Well, he picked a Senator that can burnish his foreign policy credentials, but Biden’s Catholicism has...

Signs from God

The pope's comments about driving aside, maybe it'd be good to have some road signs reminding us of how to be good, moral Christians. Artist Deborah...

For God’s sake, SLOW DOWN!

One day it's racism, the next it's road rage. Perhaps Pope Benedict has an alphabetical list of modern issues that he feels he must address. But in all...

Church trip

August is beach time, but that doesn’t mean taking a vacation from God. At a couple of Italian vacation spots, beach-goers can visit an inflatable church or a...