A favored religion Sheila November 21, 2009 A newly appointed federal judge President Obama named to the Seventh Circuit isn’t getting much media scrutiny for a Read More
Liturgy, politics and….sex Sheila November 20, 2009 About religious doctrines, traditions, cultural pressures, and the US bishops conference that just ended. It had a little of all Read More
The word of the year Sheila November 17, 2009 Â In this digital world, it should be no surprise that the top ‘words of the year’ this year are from Read More
So NOW guidelines change? Sheila November 16, 2009 It was rather stunning to see the new mammogram recommendations roll out today, out of nowhere. And some press treat Read More
‘People should be able to hold their Sheila November 16, 2009 Early media coverage of President Obama’s visit to China wondered how widely his remarks there would be allowed to Read More
Media outside their comfort zone Sheila November 14, 2009 They tend to be fine with insulting and finding fault with Christians. But everyone else’s beliefs are out of Read More
The unmentioned victim at Ft. Hood Sheila November 14, 2009 After all, there were and are so many. Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan has been charged with the murder of 12 military Read More
Are we getting too ‘touchy-feely’? Sheila November 14, 2009 If not, perhaps many lives would have been saved. Army psychiatrists at Walter Reed Army Medical Center who supervised Maj. Read More
Selective conscience & convenient privacy Sheila November 13, 2009 Rep. Patrick Kennedy has lashed out against bishops of the Catholic Church very publicly. Kennedy’s bishop, Thomas Tobin of Read More
Crashed Sheila November 10, 2009 Losing all your technology at once is a good reminder of how relative things really are. My laptop crashed last Read More
