Father Andrew Greeley - U.S. Catholic

Sacraments shouldn’t be the outward signs of a power trip

Ms. Carpenter

"The next appointment," announced Father Muratori implacably, "is a certain Ms. Mary Carpenter." "Ms.?" said the archbishop...

Let’s enlist short-term priests as a long-term solution

Father Andrew Greeley

Celibacy isn't the problem, argues Father Andrew Greeley. It's the lifelong service to the priesthood that scares away young men. I've been doing...

Let’s stop harassing couples who finally commit

Father Andrew Greeley

Live-in couples are caught in a subculture of sex without commitment, says Father Andrew Greeley. But when they finally decide to get married, the church (and...

It’s fun to be Catholic

Father Andrew Greeley

In its best moments Catholicism is the happiest of the major world religions. It is permeated by the reverent joy of Christmas night, the exultant joy of...