Tim Reidy

A proposal from our friend and former U S ambassador to Malta Douglas W Kmiec Last November I strongly recommended to the White House that President Obama grant the bishops rsquo request for a broader exemption for Catholic employers from the general obligation placed on most employers to acq

Last week I had the privilige of visiting Salt Light communications in Toronto a very impressive organization that operates a host of nbsp media ministries including a television station a radio program a magazine and of course a blog Salt Light is directed by Fr Tom Rosica who also se

Here is a sneak peek at next week s editorial For a century and a half the Catholic Church in the United States has served the American people with health care education and social services Even a few months ago it would have seemed preposterous to suggest that the U S government would place the

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

Today s Google Doodle honors Nicolas Steno the father of geology who also happened to be a Catholic bishop The Christian Science Monitor tells his story Don t feel bad if you ve never heard of Nicolas Steno Even though the 17th century Danish anatomist and geologist made a number of discoveries

This week s editorial looks at the March for Life and other ways in which Christians can express their support for the pro-life cause A few commenters have already pointed to some worthwhile pro-life ministries and we hope you ll add some other names to the list There are many excellent avenues f

From Mary Valle an editor at the Killing the Buddha a thoughtful and hilarious look back at Bob Geldof s famous Christmas anthem As the story goes the frequently-belligerent Irishman slightly successful rock singer Bob Geldof saw a report on the BBC about ongoing famine in Africa and became so

From Mirada Global Our Latin America and the Caribbean appears with extraordinary strength for the creation of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States CELAC another mdash decisive mdash small step on the road of integration and unity of the rising regional sovereignty Today we c

Regular readers of the blog know Bill Van Ornum a professor at Marist College and a regular contributor to In All Things who writes on psychology spirituality and prolife issues Bill is pictured right with his son William You may not know that he also blogs for the American Health Foundatio