I like traditional radio because it’s tied to a person but also because it’s tied to a place.
Maurice Timothy Reidy
Tim Reidy joined America’s staff in October 2006 and served as online editor for several years before moving into his current role as the deputy editor in chief. Tim oversees America’s newsroom, directing its daily news coverage as well as working with the editorial leadership team to plan each print issue. Tim also edits the magazine’s Ideas section, where he contributes book reviews and essays. Before joining America, he worked at the Hartford Courant, a newspaper in Connecticut, and Commonweal magazine. In addition to writing for America, he has contributed to The New York Times, the Columbia Journalism Review and the Princeton Alumni Weekly. He has been interviewed about the Catholic Church on WNYC in New York, ABC, Bloomberg TV and other media outlets. Tim also serves on the board of directors of Jesuit Refugee Service USA. He lives in Bronxville, N.Y., with his wife and two children.
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Family Portraits: Discussion starters for the upcoming synod
Editor’s Note. “Families,” Pope Francis noted in a homily on Sept. 14, “are the first place in which we are formed as persons and, at the same time, the ‘bricks’ for the building up of society.” In preparation for the launch of the Synod of Bishops on the Fa
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Robert Silvers and the minds behind the New York Review of Books
The nature of reading is private, but part of the thrill of reading a magazine is the knowledge that others are reading the same material at roughly the same time.
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The World According to Wes
In ‘Budapest,’Anderson struggles with questions of history and the randomness of evil.
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Queer as Folk
Anyone who has read about Bob Dylan’s early career knows that he shares a common trait with the eponymous hero of “Inside Llewyn Davis.” Both of them could be, well, jerks.
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The Art of War
There is something unfair, unnatural about the sharpshooter’s trade.
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An interview with Fay Vincent: The transcript
We have transcribed our interview with Former MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent on the morality of baseball. You can listen to the interview here or read it below.
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Print the Legend?
It is the dream of not a few artists to influence the public’s perception of current events.
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The Best of ‘America’ on the Web
America's Web site features a range of Web-only content, from podcasts and videos, to television and film reviews and book discussions. Here are some of our favorite selections:The editors offer video reflections on the symbols of the Easter season.Veteran broadcaster and Catholic William F. Bak