Pope John Paul II

Media’s role in world peace

Sheila Liaugminas | 29 May 2011

This is interesting. It’s not that a pope encouraging the communications media to be responsible is exactly headline news….

Church and monarchy share calendars

Sheila Liaugminas | 30 April 2011

Once again, major events are happening in the Catholic Church and the Royal Family around the same time.

Blessed John Paul II

Sheila Liaugminas | 15 January 2011

After he passed away and it seemed like most of the world converged on Rome to mourn the loss but also to celebrate a life that so touched humanity,cries of “Santo Subito!” went up from St. Peter’s Square. Looks like the crowds are getting their wish.

Religious restrictions in the name of freedom?

Sheila Liaugminas | 11 February 2010

This happened during the Enlightenment. Nations and states and societies with short memories, or the gullibility to succumb to revisionist history, are letting it happen again. Even where people are not losing their faith, they’re losing their rights to freely express their religiously informed voices.