Ten years ago, some members of the U.S. Catholic editorial staff were still in college, one was just starting high school, and some remember being evacuated...
Our Faith
Essays and reporting on theology and scripture that put our faith in the context of everyday life.
This interview from the December 2001 issue explores responses from two Catholics to the beginning of the War on Terror in Afghanistan. Just as government...
This column from the November 2001 issue in response to 9/11 comments that in the face of suffering we ought to seek a wisdom that can lead us out of the...
When U.S. Catholic readers punch the clock, they don't forget that they are still on God's time, according to a Reader Survey in honor of Labor Day...
Feeling called to religious life, many men and women are finding they first need to overcome a few obstacles in their path. Finally, after years of shoving it...
Much to their parents’ surprise, a growing number of 20-somethings are embracing old parts of the Catholic tradition on their own terms. He may be only 22, but...
Around the time Karen Lueck entered the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in 1967, the community had decided to forgo its traditional habit. “Many...
Genesis’ second chapter tells a story of how God planted a garden, then created human beings to till it. The reason is obvious: Gardens are a lot of work, so...
Does the consumer culture affect marriage? Yes and it’s devastating, says family therapist William Doherty. Marriage is becoming a lifestyle with a...
Family therapist William Doherty discusses the challenges facing parents trying to fight the consumer culture and provides pieces of advice for them to...
