U.S. Catholic readers think heaven’s doors open far wider than our reputation in pop culture would indicate. The Catholics in an often-repeated popular...
Sounding Board
Dive into our Sounding Board essays, where U.S. Catholic readers and writers tackle controversial church topics through reader surveys and opinion pieces.
The high cost of Catholic education leaves many in the dust. One mother argues that it will take the whole church to pick up the children who are left behind...
I never imagined that crossing paths with homeless people would become a part of our children's grade school education. Who would put that on the...
What parent doesn't want to make their children's wishes come true at Christmas, to see their little eyes light up as they tear off the wrapping paper...
No doubt U.S. Catholic Reader C. Wall of Woodstock, Illinois speaks for many when she succinctly sums up what does and doesn't make for a good...
Our readers have some strong ideas about how to build a better clergy–from training to ordination requirements to personal traits that make a priest...
On Palm Sunday 2007 Father Joseph Kraker poured water over the head of a baby boy in St. Vincent's Church in Akron, Ohio. "I baptize you in the name...
Leading off is Mother Teresa, followed by Mom and Catherine of Siena. Batting cleanup is Mary. Readers have chosen an all-star lineup of saints, nuns, family...
Though they agree that sometimes a parish must be closed, U.S. Catholic readers have plenty of suggestions on how the process might be improved. Last...
This article appeared in the August 1988 issue of U.S. Catholic (Vol. 53, No. 8, pages 6-17). An old Arab proverb says: “Trust in God but tie up your...
