A pastor in our diocese gave his parishioners a homework assignment that seemed like a no-brainer. Invite someone to next …Read More
Rediscovering Sunday
Category: Editorials
The songs of Advent
As Christians, we believe that we are in the world but not of the world. However, straddling the two worlds …Read More
The ‘season of vigil keeping’
Bishop Robert Barron describes Advent as the “season of vigil keeping” in his Gospel reflection for Nov. 28, the first …Read More
A call to strengthen our hearts this Advent
It broke the heart of Deacon Tom Hardie when the onset of the pandemic prevented him from distributing the Eucharist …Read More
Deacon candidates reflect on border immersion experience
A thin ribbon of river, the Rio Grande, separates El Paso, Texas, from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua in Mexico, but the …Read More
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