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Category: Guest Opinion

Vocations ministry begins in the family

Posted on Mar 26, 2026Mar 24, 2026 in Guest Opinion
Vocations ministry begins in the family

By John Oven Guest Column When I arrived at the Davenport Diocese’s vocation ministry workshop for parishes in January, I …Read More

‘I Have Loved You’: applying Pope Leo XIV’s vision to our immigration crisis

Posted on Mar 19, 2026Mar 17, 2026 in Guest Opinion
‘I Have Loved You’: applying Pope Leo XIV’s vision to our immigration crisis

By Rev. Matthew J. M. Coomber SAU Theological Perspective As a nation and as a Christian community, there is plenty …Read More

Business concepts helped orient me to Christ

Posted on Mar 19, 2026Mar 17, 2026 in Guest Opinion
Business concepts helped orient me to Christ

By Sam Aitchison The Church is Alive! I did not expect my Strategic Management business class to influence my faith …Read More

Deacon candidates discuss growing through polarization

Posted on Mar 12, 2026Mar 9, 2026 in Guest Opinion
Deacon candidates discuss growing through polarization

By Patrick Schmadeke Litany An earlier version of this litany was created for and used with the deacon candidates for …Read More

Deacon candidates discuss growing through polarization

Posted on Mar 5, 2026Mar 3, 2026 in Guest Opinion
Deacon candidates discuss growing through polarization

By Patrick Schmadeke Evangelization in the World Today In February I facilitated a formation session for the deacon candidates in …Read More

Mass intentions are worth it

Posted on Feb 26, 2026Feb 24, 2026 in Guest Opinion
Mass intentions are worth it

By John Oven Guest column Recently, the suggested stipend for a Mass intention in the four dioceses of Iowa was …Read More

Loneliness and the AI revolution

Posted on Feb 19, 2026Feb 17, 2026 in Guest Opinion
Loneliness and the AI revolution

By Sam Aitchison The Church is Alive! An article and research study of 50,000 people reported by Forbes in 2025 …Read More

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