Service is still the mission Sheila May 26, 2010 Can you serve the poor better by doing mission work in an impoverished region, or making a lot of money Read More
Science playing God? Sheila May 24, 2010 The media are having a heyday with the news that researchers have created the first synthetic cell. Is this the Read More
Holy Orders Sheila May 21, 2010 A while back, the Archdiocese of Chicago ran an ad campaign promoting the priesthood and encouraging men to consider that Read More
A humanist argument against euthanasia Sheila May 17, 2010 The false premise at the center of the ‘right to die’ movement is that it upholds the very progressive ideal Read More
“Forgiveness does not replace justice” Sheila May 12, 2010 Big statement by Pope Benedict, who answered journalists questions on the plane as he traveled to Portugal, a now familiar Read More
May Day in America Sheila April 30, 2010 This day has grown to mean very important but different things to groups of people around the world. In some Read More
Where the ‘oughts’ come from Sheila April 29, 2010 Activists have been trying to drive religiously informed voices out of public debate for a very long time, with some Read More
A believer’s heart in a digital world Sheila April 27, 2010 Cyberspace can be so cold. And impersonal. That, in spite of the glut of humans interacting digitally. Which is why Read More
Church literacy Sheila April 26, 2010 Business and financial reporters are required to have a certain aptitude with their subject matter for acceptable coverage, and to Read More
Good Shepherd Sunday Sheila April 21, 2010 This coming Sunday will be the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, fittingly celebrated on what we know as Good Read More