Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
October 10, 2008
A matter of comparison
We are living in dangerous times full of incertitude and angst. For those of us boomers it should be easier if only we could go back to the beliefs of our youth. Oh, how we despised our parents materialism, and what great ideals we had about the world we were going to build for us and our future children… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
September 20, 2008
Do you agree with death penalty?
I cannot recall how many times have I had conversations more or less heated with friends and family in the US. The subject: Death Penalty. The talks generally started when some controversial case of somebody to be put to death became front page in some newspapers. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
September 16, 2008
Sarkozy and the Pope: a positive secularism
Last Friday the Pope arrived in France, his first visit there as a pontiff. A visit that caused some commotion among the political class. France, a country where half of its citizens still call themselves Catholic but only seven percent of these attend mass regularly, is officially a secular country and the separation of church and state is taken very seriously. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
April 21, 2008
The Supreme Court and the death penalty
The United States has opened its arms to greet Pope Benedict XVI who is visiting the country for the first time since he became head of the Roman Catholic Church three years ago. Tuesday April 15th, on his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, he was greeted by President Bush and first lady Laura Bush. The official ceremony took place Wednesday on the White House’s South Lawn with more than 13,000 people in attendance. Read the rest of this entry »
