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Category: Guest Opinion

A reflection on faith formation

Posted on Mar 5, 2020Mar 4, 2020 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
A reflection on faith formation

By Patrick Schmadeke Life is full of tests. Mid-term tests, blood tests, glucose tests, driver’s tests, certification tests, and the …Read More

Our call to conversion and reconciliation

Posted on Feb 27, 2020Feb 26, 2020 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Our call to conversion and reconciliation

By Corinne Winter We have just entered the season of Lent, a time when we are called to prayer, fasting …Read More

Care for creation is not just a fashionable cause

Posted on Feb 20, 2020Feb 19, 2020 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Care for creation is not just a fashionable cause

By Father Bud Grant We of the “boomer” generation certainly remember an iconic commercial featured on an old technology delivery …Read More

Theology: growing oak trees at St. Ambrose

Posted on Feb 13, 2020Feb 12, 2020 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Theology: growing oak trees at St. Ambrose

By Keith Soko This article is a continuation of the series on our new “Just Theology” intro course in the …Read More

The medicine and morals of in-vitro fertilization

Posted on Feb 13, 2020Feb 12, 2020 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
The medicine and morals of in-vitro fertilization

By Dr. Tim Millea On July 25, 2020, Louise Joy Brown will celebrate her 42nd birthday. In 1978, the news …Read More

We need intentional political conscience formation

Posted on Feb 6, 2020Feb 5, 2020 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
We need intentional political conscience formation

By Patrick Schmadeke (Conclusion of a six-part series on political conscience formation.) The first article of this series, published in …Read More

Renewing our appreciation for the sacrament of baptism

Posted on Jan 30, 2020Jan 29, 2020 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Renewing our appreciation for the sacrament of baptism

By Corinne Winter This spring, Catholic dioceses in the United States will begin using an English translation of the Baptismal …Read More

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