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In All Things
Kevin Clarke
In what will probably come as a shock to Catholic supporters of the Obama administration Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that H H S apparently intends to stand by a controversial interim position on the wording of a religious exemption for employ
In All Things
Karen Sue Smith
For years managers of hedge funds or private equity funds like Mitt Romney have enjoyed a privileged federal tax rate on so-called ldquo carried interest rdquo But that 15 percent rate while legal is also grossly unfair to virtually all other taxpayers It is unfair because it allows these ma
The Good Word
Terrance Klein
Grandma Klein took milk in her coffee My parents drank theirs black I remember fetching milk for her from our fridge and her saying ldquo I like a little coffee in my milk rdquo That was the afternoon that I asked her how she had met my grandpa I was in junior high school My grandfather
In All Things
Tim Reidy
A few days late on this but still worth highlighting From the archives the editors on the death of Martin Luther King Jr The prophet speaks to men for God Men are never sure that they wish to hear what God says to them They sense that God s message will not be altogether comfortable So men s
In All Things
Clayton Sinyai
January 17 2002 marks the fiftieth anniversary of President John F Kennedy rsquo s executive order granting federal government employees the right to organize Sort of The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 or Wagner Act granted many categories of workers the right to organize and bargain colle
Current Comment
The Editors
Cradle Christians; Saving 'The Finest'; A Matter of Life and Death
Signs Of the Times
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources

An emergency decree came in response to four days of bombing attacks around Christmas that killed and wounded hundreds.

Bernard V. Nojadera
Two new ministries help victims of sexual abuse and promote safety.
Signs Of the Times
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources

Leading politicians in the Netherlands have called for the resignations in the wake of a damning report on sexual abuse in the Dutch church.

Kevin Clarke
Carolyn Woo takes the reins at Catholic Relief Services.
Signs Of the Times
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources

In the midst of famine crises, the experiences of the hungry in Nairobi and in other urban centers in the Horn of Africa have been ignored. 

Signs Of the Times
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources

Rev. Tomas Gonzalez Castillo is accused of human trafficking for doing what his supporters say was nothing more than providing food and shelter to displaced Guatemalans.

Books
Paul J. Contino
How many Catholics have read the greatest literary work in their tradition?
Editorials
The Editors
Rethinking the goals and methods of the pro-life movement
Signs Of the Times
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources

Under new rules, deportation will now be reserved for undocumented felons, national security risks or repeat immigration offenders.

Poetry
Tom Donlon

It’s a natural process, yes,

Signs Of the Times
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources

The bishops of the Philippines are seeking funding for the construction of 1,000 houses for the victims of flooding.

Thomas J. Healey
Can you follow your conscience and still beat the S&P 500?
Signs Of the Times
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources

Two years later the recovery continues from a devastating earthquake.

Books
James S. Torrens, S.J.
Story, or bits of it, abounds in the poems of Rodney Jones.