The health care reform process is now 2 to 1 in federal court challenges after a federal district judge in Virginia ruled today that one of reform s basic provisions that most currently uninsured Americans buy health insurance or face a federal penalty for not acquiring it was unconstitutional Ac

Face it The war on Christmas is lost When did it end Well there won t be any official declaration of surrender from churches so it s hard to pin down There will be no C E Day Christmas Ends But in my mind the war was decided this year This year almost every major department story put u

Please remember the family of Francis X Clooney S J in your prayers as they mourn the death of their father James J Clooney Fr Frank Clooney is a frequent contributor to In All Things you can read his lovely tribute to his father on the occasion of his 90th birthday here Tim Reidy nbsp

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The Guardian carries news today of the latest WikiLeaks disclosure of US embassy cables -- this time relating to the Vatican The cables which are more than a year old mention the Murphy Commission into Dublin clerical sex abuse the Vatican s help in releasing British hostages in Iran the tech