Fads begin from the top down Sheila December 14, 2009 Movements, from the bottom up. We are convinced that societies are changed over the backyard fence, standing around the barbeque 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
Headlines you aren’t seeing Sheila December 12, 2009 Christian churches are under attack at an epidemic rate right now. Why aren’t we hearing about this? Killings in Read More
What a disconnect Sheila December 12, 2009 So we have this manger scene which of course is all about the birth of the child at the center Read More
The Order of Melchizedek…deconstructed Sheila December 12, 2009 Never mind that Jesus Christ established the priesthood in the Upper Room at the Last Supper on Holy Thursday with Read More
Entangled in decisions about how to talk Sheila December 11, 2009 All at once, we’re finding popular use of certain words slip back and forth over the line of acceptability Read More
When your foundation is cracked Sheila December 11, 2009 You’ve got to repair it and stabilize the house, obviously. Not so obvious to a stubborn Europe Popes John Read More
“Fear being forced back” Sheila December 10, 2009 So that’s the reason some nuns are angrily resisting the Vatican’s Apostolic Visitation to US religious orders. The Read More
The Church of the Kennedys Sheila December 9, 2009 Rep. Patrick Kennedy finally decided to take his issues with the Catholic Church and his bishop out of the public Read More
What does an ‘inclusive Christmas’ mean? Sheila December 9, 2009 People have probably already taken the religion out of religious holidays like Christmas and Easter for generations, those who celebrated Read More