Secularism

Pope and change

Sheila Liaugminas | 09 November 2010

Benedict always has an incisive but gentle message for any country he visits, any culture he addresses. Which he really intends for larger society as a whole….

“Forgiveness does not replace justice”

Sheila Liaugminas | 12 May 2010

Big statement by Pope Benedict, who answered journalists questions on the plane as he traveled to Portugal, a now familiar habit of his on these journeys. They’re spontaneous encounters, Benedict and the press, and always yield interesting thoughts and sound bites. This one had a bunch of them…

As Europe goes…

Sheila Liaugminas | 30 September 2009

…so goes the future of the Irish people? The two are still intertwined. But at least some power is still in the hands of the Irish.