A thin ribbon of river, the Rio Grande, separates El Paso, Texas, from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua in Mexico, but the …Read More
Deacon candidates reflect on border immersion experience
Category: Editorials
Integrating Scripture into conversation
Guest editorial by Father Jeff Belger St. Jerome, the great Scripture scholar, once said: “Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of …Read More
Close the gap in juvenile justice
In Iowa, African American youths are 6.5 times more likely than white youths to enter the juvenile justice system with …Read More
‘Work to uphold the dignity of every human life’
The letter from Ed, an inmate at the Newton Correctional Facility, arrived during Advent last year addressed to Father Tony …Read More
Respond to the cry of 811 million facing hunger
For people already living in extreme poverty on our planet, the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have been especially cruel, …Read More
We are family
Ken Novak gave a short but powerful message about the meaning of family during the installation of his wife Amy …Read More
Respect Life: ‘see the humanity, not the politics’
We begin the annual commemoration of Respect Life Month tomorrow, Oct. 1, during an ongoing pandemic that challenges us to …Read More