Recently added articles from U.S. Catholic:

USC undercover.(editors' note)(U.S. Catholic)

Dec 01, 2007; O'Connell-Cahill, Cathy ... I came home from work and told my daughter that we were planning a magazine cover on the "war on Christmas" and that I had a great idea for an illustration. Go and round up all your menacing-looking toys, I said. Meanwhile I dug out the toy Christmas crib set. Mary Kate ...

Sick of Sicko?(you may be right: letters)(Letter to the editor)

Dec 01, 2007; August, Gloria T. ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I must take exception to Patrick McCormick's review of Michael Moore's film Sicko (Reviews, October). I believe that all Christians need to reconsider the growing status quo acceptance of the Mooreian interpretation of the American health care system and ...

Meaty response.(you may be right: letters)(Letter to the editor)

Dec 01, 2007; Kaufman, Stephen ... In response to the cover story, "Recipe for a hungry planet" (October): While dealing with hunger might seem daunting, one easy, effective, and healthful step is to move toward a plant-based diet. Converting grains to meat is inherently inefficient, reducing the amount of calories and ...

Who wears the pants?(you may be right: letters)(Letter to the editor)

Dec 01, 2007; Gilchrist, Jay ... Father Paul Boudreau was perhaps too "savoir" in his treatment of pastoral coordinators ("Who's the boss?" October), but his article was, all in all, pretty fair. As a former pastoral coordinator, I would like to clear up and comment on a few things. 1. "Lay ecclesial minister" ...

Fiscal responsibility.(you may be right: letters)(Letter to the editor)

Dec 01, 2007; Henry, R. Patrick, Jr. ... Kevin Clarke does a disservice to U.S. CATHOLIC readers by linking the collapse of the I-31 bridge to the war on terror and tax cuts ("Cracks in the system," Margin Notes, October). Both federal and state governments collect more than enough money each year in gasoline taxes and highway ...

Sex abuse fallout.(you may be right: letters)(Letter to the editor)

Dec 01, 2007; Bloebaum, Charlotte ... I have watched the sex-abuse scenario unfold since the beginning (" ... and what we've failed to do," The Examined Life, September). I have an adult son who, although he did not have such horrid experiences, will not go near a church because of this atrocity. I speak for many ...

Not all roads lead to Rome: the diverse challenges of a struggling world need local solutions from a flexible church.(the examined life)

Dec 01, 2007; Cones, Bryan ... AMONG THE THEOLOGIANS OF THE SECOND VATICAN Council, the name of Dutch Dominican priest Edward Schillebeeckx is surely among the most well-known (and least pronounceable). His works on the church and ministry, such as the pithily titled Ministry and the more evocative The Church with a ...

Massacre memorial.(signs of the times)(victims of October 18 suicide bombing )(Brief article)

Dec 01, 2007; Cones, Bryan ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Christian women light candles at St. Michael's Catholic Church to honor victims of the October 18 suicide bombing in Karachi against returning former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. The blast killed 136 people and ...

Verbatim.(signs of the times)(Brief article)

Dec 01, 2007; Cones, Bryan ... "A gag rule on three nuns! No wonder they don't get more vocations." --Former nun Evangelina Diaz on three elderly Sisters of Bethany whose convent is being sold to fund the L.A. archdiocese's sex abuse settlement (Washington Post, Oct. 4, 2007) "Being a Cubs fan has ...

Good news.(signs of the times)(Muslims and Christians )(Brief article)

Dec 01, 2007; Cones, Bryan ... A group of 138 Muslim scholars has issued an open letter inviting Christians to dialogue. Coinciding with the end of Ramadan in October, "A Common Word between Us and You" argues, "Muslims and Christians together make up well over half of the world's population. Without peace and ...

Bad news.(signs of the times)(english only policy by St. Anne Catholic School )(Brief article)

Dec 01, 2007; Cones, Bryan ... WICHITA, Kansas -- St. Anne Catholic School implemented an English-only policy in October, forbidding students from speaking any other language at school. Officials cited students who were bullying other students and insulting teachers in Spanish, according to the Wichita Eagle. ...

View from outside.(signs of the times)(Brief article)

Dec 01, 2007; Cones, Bryan ... <Pre> ATTITUDES OF A YOUNG NON-CHRISTIAN GENERATION Negative perceptions of Christianity 87% 78% 75% ...

Under the Catholic tastes Christmas tree: Christian game night.(catholic tastes)(Brief article)

Dec 01, 2007; Sweas, Megan ... On a cold winter's night, families can gather around religious board games. A New Zealand artist has designed a Chutes and Ladders-like game with the goal of reaching baby Jesus and his family, according to ASSIST News Service. Rather than chutes and ladders, though, good and bad ...

Sweet baby Jesus.(catholic tastes)(My Sweet Lord chocolates)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)

Dec 01, 2007; Sweas, Megan ... Artist Cosimo Cavallaro simply paved the way for Christian chocoholics with "My Sweet Lord," the 485,460-calorie chocolate Jesus. At Christmas anybody can make an edible Savior in their own home with the chocolate nativity set mold from Kitchen Krafts ...

Odor to joy.(catholic tastes)(Archangel Cologne, Virtuous Woman and Virtue perfumes )(Buyers guide)(Brief article)

Dec 01, 2007; Sweas, Megan ... A gift of perfume or cologne can send a strong message to the recipient. Give a man Archangel Cologne (archangelcologne.com), and you are telling him that he is a strong, traditional man. Archangel brands itself as defying modern society's "simplistic, dumb, and effeminate caricature" of ...

I'm sorry, but you can't expect him to sleep on that rough straw, and this cold, damp barn.(catholic tastes)(Cartoon)

Dec 01, 2007; Sweas, Megan ... "I'm sorry, but you can't expect him to sleep on that rough straw, and this cold, ...

Christmas is a time for togetherness, love, eating together with family and/or friends, opening presents, a tree, and ... that's right!!(catholic tastes)(Brief article)

Dec 01, 2007; Sweas, Megan ... Christmas is a time for togetherness, love, eating together with family and/or friends, opening presents, a tree, and ... that's right!! ...

Hold your fire! Let's call a truce in the war on Christmas.(sounding board)(Cover story)

Dec 01, 2007; Boudreau, Paul ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] TO THE BARRICADES, PATRIOTS! LOCK DOWN THE AIRports! Suspend the Constitution! Appropriate billions of dollars! Prepare a preemptive attack! The enemies, whoever they are, have launched a war on Christmas! Here's the intel: This war, evidently, ...

Feedback.(sounding board)

Dec 01, 2007 ... The worst example of American culture trying to secularize Christmas is ... Five minutes before Midnight Mass, our parish choir sang "Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer." Bob Gude Fort Worth, Texas Scheduling football games on Christmas to capture ...

Asking for direction ... finally: after years navigating the road of life, some baby boomer men are finding meaning in the unlikeliest of places.

Dec 01, 2007; Feureherd, Peter ... Sometimes the best place to talk to Catholic baby boomer men about spirituality is far removed from the quiet of a church sanctuary. Kevin Bartels of Queens, New York, 48, is talking about God while some of his fellow baby boomers play weekend basketball at a city playground, a ...