What is social justice, anyway? Sheila January 6, 2010 Michael Novak defines how we have historically understood what has become a politically loaded term. “For its proponents, “social justice” Read More
The right question Sheila January 6, 2010 Every issue is a moral issue. Take the economic crisis, for example… “Clearly, the financial crisis is a structural meltdown Read More
Behind what Brit Hume said Sheila January 5, 2010 The longtime professional journalist and Fox News contributor has been excoriated in the press for suggesting that while Tiger Woods Read More
Without people, who would appreciate trees? Sheila January 2, 2010 Well, that’s not exactly how he said it. But Pope Benedict XVI’s message for World Day of Peace Read More
Who’s in charge at Georgetown? Sheila December 26, 2009 When a former president and CEO of Planned Parenthood winds up getting a job teaching in the Health Systems department Read More
And his thinking is always brilliant Sheila December 21, 2009 Yes, Princeton Professor Robert George is a big thinker. The New York Times has noticed, and at a most opportune Read More
Church scandals make headlines Sheila December 17, 2009 But the vast majority of priests and ministers who serve the people faithful in a spirit of self-sacrifice are ignored Read More
Two options: compliance or punishment Sheila December 15, 2009 Let’s back our way into this outrageous story: Thornton states that unlike much of the American education system, German Read More
Media pollution Sheila December 14, 2009 Pope Benedict asked the Copenhagen summit on climate change to consider another way the air gets dirtied, and we’re Read More
Seems like such a simple thing Sheila December 13, 2009 Going through the dial on the car radio recently, I happened upon an interview on NPR about water. It was Read More