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Category: Guest Opinion

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd growing

Posted on Apr 30, 2026Apr 28, 2026 in Guest Opinion
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd growing

By John Oven Guest Column For the past 7 years, St. Wenceslaus, Iowa City, has been the only parish in …Read More

Advocating for Gospel nonviolence instead of Just War Theory

Posted on Apr 23, 2026Apr 21, 2026 in Guest Opinion
Advocating for Gospel nonviolence instead of Just War Theory

By Jeff Mason Guest Column The history of pacifism is rich and varied in the United States of America and …Read More

Seeking an immeasurable God

Posted on Apr 23, 2026Apr 21, 2026 in Guest Opinion
Seeking an immeasurable God

By Sam Aitchison The Church is Alive! The increasing speed of technological change over the past 40 years has led …Read More

Wandering without a home

Posted on Apr 16, 2026Apr 14, 2026 in Guest Opinion
Wandering without a home

By Lisa Powell SAU Theological Perspective The Latin word “peregrinatio” forms a dominant metaphor throughout St. Augustine’s massive corpus, found …Read More

Monetized hope or Easter hope

Posted on Apr 2, 2026Mar 31, 2026 in Guest Opinion
Monetized hope or Easter hope

By Patrick Schmadeke Evangelization in the World Today On March 11, at the 2026 Abundance Summit, host Peter H. Dimandis …Read More

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

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