Terms in context Sheila December 3, 2009 Through and since the last election, we have increasingly heard terms used in campaigns and press conferences that resonated because Read More
Terri Schiavo’s life Sheila December 3, 2009 It began on this day, 46 years ago. Her family, who recently suffered the loss of Terri’s father, is ever-hopeful Read More
Is it about ‘choice’, or not? Sheila December 2, 2009 Or only if the choice is abortion. A Canadian Conservative MP issued a provocative challenge to the aggressive abortion movement. “Read More
What new textbooks will teach our children Sheila December 2, 2009 About Islam and its role in history and modern civilization. The Weekly Standard has a thorough review of some revised Read More
Important decisions are now being made Sheila December 1, 2009 …or soon will be made. These decisions will either uphold or undermine what is just and good. There is no Read More
At last count… Sheila November 30, 2009 The Manhattan Declaration is spreading at an astonishing rate. Just the other day, it had nearly 50,000 signatures. Last time I Read More
Regressive politics Sheila November 29, 2009 How we’ve fallen back into the politics of race and class and victimization in the past year. This exceptional Read More
What job? Sheila November 29, 2009 Barack Obama has referred to himself as a blank screen on which people could project anything they wanted (a reference Read More
What deserves attention at the UN Sheila November 28, 2009 C-Fam reports the goings-on in some of the United Nations’ committees. They’re covering issues that deserve more widespread attention. Read More
Senate bill not just a disappointment Sheila November 24, 2009 It’s an enormous one, in view of what the US body of bishops so wholeheartedly encouraged senators to do Read More
