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Category: Guest Opinion

Linking theology and justice

Posted on Dec 12, 2019Dec 11, 2019 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Linking theology and justice

By Father Bud Grant Armed with coffee and (metaphorical) red pen to grade the final assignments of my “Just Theology” …Read More

Faith and politics, and how they work together

Posted on Dec 5, 2019Dec 4, 2019 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Faith and politics, and how they work together

By Patrick Schmadeke (Fourth in a series of six articles on political conscience formation) The recent scandal of God’s human …Read More

Take time to celebrate Thanksgiving and Advent

Posted on Nov 28, 2019Nov 27, 2019 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Take time to celebrate Thanksgiving and Advent

By Corinne Winter It’s the end of November and we are surrounded by the invitation to turn our attention to …Read More

The healthy balm of humor

Posted on Nov 21, 2019Nov 20, 2019 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
The healthy balm of humor

By Fr. Bud Grant One day, eons ago, while teaching high school and roaming my perfectly disciplined classroom, I passed …Read More

See, judge, act

Posted on Nov 14, 2019Nov 13, 2019 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
See, judge, act

(This is the second in a series of articles by faculty in the Theology Department of St. Ambrose University in …Read More

Tension between faith and politics

Posted on Nov 7, 2019Nov 6, 2019 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Tension between faith and politics

(This is the third in a series of six articles by Patrick Schmadeke) Politics and faith are frequently subject to …Read More

Prayers for the living and the dead

Posted on Oct 31, 2019Oct 30, 2019 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Prayers for the living and the dead

Shortly after this paper is published, we will celebrate the feasts of All Saints (Nov. 1) and All Souls (Nov. …Read More

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