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Category: Guest Opinion

Discerning the call to lead Life & Family Medical Clinic | Catholic Health Care Today

Posted on Oct 15, 2020Oct 14, 2020 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Discerning the call to lead Life & Family Medical Clinic | Catholic Health Care Today

By Dr. Julie Schroeder Call it a mid-life crisis if you will. Or maybe it’s just enough years of life …Read More

Confessions of a former axe grinder

Posted on Oct 1, 2020Sep 30, 2020 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Confessions of a former axe grinder

By Patrick Schmadeke “You have to help me convince her that she’s wrong,” I said to my friend. I was …Read More

St. Francis calls on fellow Christians to ‘behave humbly’

Posted on Sep 24, 2020 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
St. Francis calls on fellow Christians to 'behave humbly'

By Corinne Winter We usually celebrate the feast of St Francis of Assisi on Oct. 4. This year it falls …Read More

Room for political and religious middle ground

Posted on Sep 3, 2020Sep 2, 2020 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Room for political and religious middle ground

By Patrick Schmadeke Our present polarity makes it seem like there is no reasonable middle ground. However, most of the …Read More

Mary’s unique role in the work of Christ brings us hope

Posted on Aug 26, 2020Aug 26, 2020 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Mary's unique role in the work of Christ brings us hope

By Corinne Winter Over the past two Saturdays, we have been reminded of the dogma of the Assumption and of …Read More

Salvation: the source of liberation

Posted on Aug 20, 2020Aug 19, 2020 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Salvation: the source of liberation

By Lisa Powell For many in the ancient church the human condition inherited from Adam and Eve is one of …Read More

Clyde Mayfield, RIP

Posted on Aug 13, 2020Aug 12, 2020 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Clyde Mayfield, RIP

By Dan Ebener When Clyde Mayfield arrived on the St. Ambrose College campus in Davenport in the early 1970s, he …Read More

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