For what can we hope in this Sheila January 4, 2009 On the night of Barack Obama’s victory in the presidential election, in his celebrated speech globally telecast from Grant Read More
How to get “out of this dark Sheila December 29, 2008 Depending on who you read or listen to, the Israeli assault on Gaza is either an appropriate means of protecting Read More
Holy Land at war again….or still Sheila December 27, 2008 What is ‘The Middle East Peace Process’ these days? They’ve been at it for decades and decades. They’ve Read More
The universal Church in the cosmos Sheila December 26, 2008 First of all, the lead in this story is misleading. Galileo Galilei is going from heretic to hero. Neither is Read More
The only chance for peace Sheila December 25, 2008 Nativity by Caravaggio From where it all began, the Midnight Mass at the Church of the Nativity brought together people Read More
No room for diversity after all Sheila December 23, 2008 Diversity and tolerance have been the mission statement and mantra of homosexual activism. But when it comes time to tolerate Read More
Christmas light Sheila December 22, 2008 Pope Benedict gave a brief but very interesting Angelus address Sunday on the divine plan that began at Christmas and Read More
Translators for the language of rights Sheila December 19, 2008 Last April, Pope Benedict addressed the United Nations and brought a moral grammar back to the floor of the General Read More
The angry peace and justice crowd Sheila December 19, 2008 What an oxymoron. So is ‘the intolerant arbiters of tolerance’, though it accurately describes activists who insist laws and social Read More
Random thoughts about a not so random Sheila December 17, 2008 Maybe it’s because I’m working on some writing about the relationship between science and religion, faith and reason Read More