End run around the bishops Sheila June 15, 2009 Catholics in dissent of Church teaching and episcopal authority have tried this for decades. A group of them published something Read More
‘An embryo property case’ Sheila June 15, 2009 That’s lawyer-speak in a lively debate over a bizarre case of implantation gone wrong in a UK clinic. “There Read More
Think again Sheila June 14, 2009 Culture wars and political battles are about ideas. Media and marketing help shape public thinking about the issues. So changing Read More
Help her make the choice Sheila June 13, 2009 Since the abortion movement prefers to be known as the choice movement, all their efforts should be toward helping women Read More
Now that they’ve come this far Sheila June 12, 2009 The nation heard President Obama’s commencement speech at the University of Notre Dame in May, and we’re hearing Read More
The Comics Sheila June 8, 2009 Headlines usually make their shows. Now, late-night comics are making headlines. Stephen Colbert is in Iraq entertaining the troops and Read More
Which Sotomayor will show up? Sheila June 3, 2009 There’s a superabundance of coverage and analysis on Judge Sonia Sotomayor coming from all angles and possible forms of Read More
The ‘seamless garment’ doesn’t fit Sheila June 2, 2009 Not the model it’s been applied to for a long time, anyway. And since President Obama held it up Read More
Keeping up with identity politics Sheila June 1, 2009 We’ve heard a lot of updated terminology in politics and media since the campaign of 2008 started a year and Read More
The wrongness of taking human life Sheila May 31, 2009 You cannot teach the inviolability of every life by violating it in some cases. Some seriously disordered person did violate Read More
