A Reflection for the Memorial of Saint Toribio de Mogrovejo, by Tim Reidy
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.
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
The synod is not an event. It’s a new way of being church.
“Our communion is unsure of itself.” We must “recover a sense of what holds us together.” The stakes are very high for our church, and listening to one another is the first step on a much longer journey.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Jesus had time for tax collectors. But he also has time for us.
A Reflection for Saturday after Ash Wednesday, by Tim Reidy
Posted inArts & Culture, Interviews
The Irish priest who outwitted the Nazis
My Father’s House centers on Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, a real life Irish priest who, with the help of an electic group of accomplices, helped shuttle escaped prisoners of war captives to safety.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
St. Francis de Sales and the holiness of being present
A reflection for the Memorial of Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, by Tim Reidy
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Naming your child is a meaningful moment—for you and for God
A Reflection for Friday of the Fourth Week of Advent, by Tim Reidy
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
The martyr who made people laugh: Blessed Miguel Pro
A Reflection for the Memorial of Miguel Agustín Pro, Priest and Martyr, by Tim Reidy
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
What is the kingdom of God like? Like raising children.
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time, by Tim Reidy
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
If the Gospel tells us ‘all speech is labored,’ why try to communicate at all?
A Reflection for Thursday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time, by Tim Reidy
Posted inFaith, Jesuit School Spotlight
When Detroit’s Catholic schools started moving to the suburbs, one Jesuit high school stayed. It’s made all the difference.
There were once over 30 Catholic high schools in the city of Detroit. There are now three.