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Category: Features

Finding virtue amidst the chaos

Posted on Feb 12, 2026Feb 10, 2026 in Features
Finding virtue amidst the chaos

  By Kathy Burken On Deck I live in Saint Paul, a few miles from where Renee Nicole Good was …Read More

Author reflects on impact of Catholic education in Burlington

Posted on Feb 12, 2026Feb 10, 2026 in Features
Author reflects on impact of Catholic education in Burlington

By Tom Murray Guest Column The word “sophomore” comes from the Greek roots sophos (wise) and moros (foolish) — a “wise fool.” In the …Read More

Jesus: the ultimate scapegoat

Posted on Jan 29, 2026Jan 27, 2026 in Features
Jesus: the ultimate scapegoat

By Jenna Ebener A reflection During my daily rosary, I recently pondered what seems to be a contradiction in the …Read More

Treasured letters

Posted on Jan 22, 2026Jan 20, 2026 in Features
Treasured letters

By Barb Arland-Fye Faith on a Journey My mom asked me to look through a couple of sacks of greeting …Read More

Brother’s struggle with mental illness calls author to see Christ in everyone

Posted on Jan 22, 2026Jan 20, 2026 in Features
Brother’s struggle with mental illness calls author to see Christ in everyone

By Kim Novak Guest Column Who are the people that silently, invisibly, animate the threads of our lives? Those who …Read More

Praying Psalm 27: Do Not Fear

Posted on Jan 22, 2026Jan 20, 2026 in Features
Praying Psalm 27: Do Not Fear

By Hal Green Pondering Prayer Not only is there little knowledge of God in our land today; there is also …Read More

Encountering the Holy Spirit on a ‘Wild Goose’ trip

Posted on Jan 8, 2026Jan 12, 2026 in Features
Encountering the Holy Spirit on a ‘Wild Goose’ trip

By Kim Novak Guest Column Poets and spiritual writers have long described the Isle of Iona as a “thin place” …Read More

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