“Today, a lot of what passes for news on television couldn’t hold its own with a supermarket checkout counter. Today, the only measure that counts is what kind of promotable nonsense you can come up with to draw people away from the sitcom that’s opposite you on another channel.” — Television great Don Hewitt, who…

That’s the way they’ll be doing things in Tulsa — at least, when Bishop Edward Slattery celebrates mass at the cathedral. The bishop’s statement, in part: In the last 40 years…this shared orientation was lost; now the priest and the people have become accustomed to facing in opposite directions. The priest faces the people while…

That seems to be the charge Alan Dershowitz is hurling here, and picked up by the America blog In All Things: I never thought I would live to see the day when a justice of the Supreme Court would publish the following words: “This court has never held that the Constitution forbids the execution of…

What do you do after you’ve had a successful career in the NFL and business? One man’s surprising answer: After two successful careers, one in the NFL and one in the business world, Steve Walsh thought his experience, training and skills would serve him well as a football coach. He had an offer to coach…

More from Beliefnet and our partners
More from Beliefnet and our partners