What's wrong with Googling your topic? Google gives you 25,000,000 hits when you look for your topic.
Is a database better? Yes! It's easier to focus your search to your particular topic and limit your results to academic research.
First of all, start with a strategy:
If you are having difficulty thinking of search terms, think about how, what, where and when.
Use the following databases to find scholarly and peer-reviewed articles on your topic.
Find journals and newspapers subscribed to by St. Thomas. Enter all or the beginning of the title (e.g., New York Times or Harvard).