Russell Shaw
Roe v. Wade anniversary
According to the polls, most Americans don’t much care for abortion. That being so, the mystery of why legalized abortion... Read more
Searching for the motives behind the WikiLeaks fiasco
The latest WikiLeaks fiasco—hundreds of thousands of U.S. diplomatic cables spilling out in the world’s media like the contents of... Read more
Iraqi Christians paying the price for US 'victory' over Saddam Hussein?
I see that apologists for the Iraq war are now pronouncing it a success. Even by modest standards of success—a... Read more
A public relations flub, but no seismic shift in teaching
The first and perhaps most important thing to say about Pope Benedict XVI’s remarks on the subject of condoms and... Read more
Reading the Mid-Terms: What does it tell us about the Catholic vote?
A Catholic vote or Catholics voting? The recent election sheds fresh light on that question. On Nov. 2 about 55 percent... Read more
Some questions about direct-mail religion
“I’m getting more and more ticked off about this stuff,” I said.“How’s that?” my youngest daughter replied. “Day after day I... Read more
