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Category: Guest Opinion

For the sake of our youths: ideas focused on prayer and action

Posted on Sep 14, 2023Sep 12, 2023 in Guest Opinion
For the sake of our youths: ideas focused on prayer and action

By Greg Cusack Guest column This essay was prompted by patterns I discern from observation and careful reading: The truly …Read More

Six practical steps for welcoming and belonging How does that sound?

Posted on Sep 7, 2023Sep 5, 2023 in Guest Opinion
Six practical steps for welcoming and belonging How does that sound?

By Patrick Schmadeke Evangelization in the world today At the end of August, diocesan-wide Zoom sessions were held for parish …Read More

All the lonely people

Posted on Aug 31, 2023Aug 29, 2023 in Guest Opinion
All the lonely people

By Dr. Tim Millea Catholic Health Care Today While driving down a residential street, I noticed a young family out …Read More

In memoriam… Father Tom Stratman

Posted on Aug 24, 2023Aug 22, 2023 in Guest Opinion
In memoriam…  Father Tom Stratman

By Father Marty Goetz (Editor’s note: Father Marty Goetz, pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Newton, shared his reflection on …Read More

An ‘alarming’ memory of Father Tom Stratman

Posted on Aug 24, 2023Aug 22, 2023 in Guest Opinion
An ‘alarming’ memory of  Father Tom Stratman

By Father Rudolph Juarez (Editor’s note: Father Rudolph Juarez, pastor of St. Anthony Parish in Davenport, shares his reflection about …Read More

Welcoming the afternoon

Posted on Aug 3, 2023Aug 1, 2023 in Guest Opinion
Welcoming the afternoon

By Patrick Schmadeke Evangelization in the world The shape and content of the Gospels is no accident. They are not …Read More

The work of the Holy Spirit in the Eucharist

Posted on Jul 27, 2023Jul 25, 2023 in Guest Opinion
The work of the Holy Spirit in the Eucharist

By Ella Johnson Eucharistic Revival Theologian Alister McGrath once identified the Holy Spirit’s role within Trinitarian theology as that of …Read More

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