Patty Tresemer of St. Mary Parish in Centerville took a day off from work as a school nurse each month …Read More
Category: Editorials
Preventing gun violence and protecting gun rights
Our bickering over who is responsible for the gun violence scarring our nation is a waste of time and precious …Read More
The table of plenty
Back in kindergarten we learned how to share with people unrelated to us. We discovered that we couldn’t keep for …Read More
Take Iowa bishops’ advice: oppose death penalty
(Editor’s note: The proposed death penalty is off the table this year. It failed to advance in the Senate after …Read More
Marriage: an icon of God’s love for us
What the world needs now is not “love, sweet love” as the song goes, but the sanctifying love that God …Read More
Replace fake news with journalism for peace
February marks Catholic Press Month, a time to celebrate and support journalism that provides solid news coverage and commentary independent …Read More
Going to the peripheries to protect life
Our Catholic Church holds every life sacred, from the unborn child in her or his mother’s womb to the person …Read More