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Category: Guest Opinion

A reflection on the meaning of holy orders

Posted on Apr 21, 2022Apr 20, 2022 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
A reflection on the meaning of holy orders

By Father Bud Grant The basis of “holy orders” in the Church is the holiness of all Creation, all life, …Read More

Lessons for the Synod on Synodality from our 22-month-old

Posted on Apr 7, 2022Apr 6, 2022 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Lessons for the Synod on Synodality from our 22-month-old

By Patrick Schmadeke “Keam.” “Keam.” “Keam.” These were the sounds from our 22-month-old daughter. First, we looked at her, sitting …Read More

The significance of the Act of Consecration

Posted on Mar 31, 2022Mar 30, 2022 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
The significance of the Act of Consecration

By Corinne Winter On March 25, Pope Francis, together with the bishops of the world, consecrated Russia and Ukraine to …Read More

Life-saving technology, created in Iowa

Posted on Mar 24, 2022Mar 23, 2022 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Life-saving technology, created in Iowa

By Dr. Tim Millea One of the most important scientific breakthroughs of the past 100 years occurred in a Toronto …Read More

Recovering the symbols of anointing of the sick

Posted on Mar 10, 2022Mar 9, 2022 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Recovering the symbols of anointing of the sick

By Ella Johnson When I was a child, the sacrament of anointing of the sick was the scariest one of …Read More

Two peas in a pod: evangelization and synodality

Posted on Mar 3, 2022Mar 2, 2022 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Two peas in a pod: evangelization and synodality

By Patrick Schmadeke Evangelization and synodality go well together and it is not because the terminology is somewhat obscure. Evangelization …Read More

Do the right thing for essential workers

Posted on Mar 3, 2022Mar 2, 2022 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Do the right thing for essential workers

By Bishop Thomas Zinkula Publisher Essential workers have been the backbone of our communities long before the onset of the …Read More

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