Religion

Being born is a right

Sheila Liaugminas | 28 August 2011

So in the daily sweep of news stories, sometimes certain headlines or blog post titles grab attention more than others. Sometimes it’s only a matter of better headline writing, rather than story content.

‘God In Action’

Sheila Liaugminas | 05 June 2011

That’s the title of a new book out by Francis Cardinal George. It’s also a recurring theme turning up in news and human interest stories, whether overtly or not…

Dear Google: Search for Civility

Sheila Liaugminas | 06 February 2010

Know how you start typing a phrase into a Google search window and all sorts of possibilities pop up to help you find the search you’re after? That helps me a lot in my daily forays into web research. But they're not as helpful when you search for Christianity...

Faith in Haiti

Sheila Liaugminas | 21 January 2010

It’s hard, nearly impossible, to see or imagine the good in horrific devastation in Haiti….

One thing Haiti doesn’t need

Sheila Liaugminas | 15 January 2010

And neither do the rest of us concentrating on the human impact of the disaster there and sending humanitarian relief.

Consistency for some?

Sheila Liaugminas | 30 November 2009

Religion reporters do not have the same aptitude for their subject as….say…..business or economy reporters, who have to know the language of the markets and translate it for those who don’t.

Advice for reporters

Sheila Liaugminas | 11 September 2009

Maybe ‘religious right’ doesn’t quite describe the alliance of faith-based people working for moral social policies.