Ottumwa Mayor Tom Lazio welcomed a conference of 1,100 Spanish-speaking Catholics to the city of bridges, not just the physical …Read More
Building bridges, people to people
Category: Guest Opinion
An example of thinking outside the box
By Bishop Thomas Zinkula A couple of weeks ago I participated in the Summer Forum Series at COR (Come, Observe, …Read More
Climate refugees are a growing reality
By Father Bud Grant Years ago I planted about 30 species of native grasses and forbs on my property. Over …Read More
Burnout in ministry
By Patrick Schmadeke Last spring our garden was planted a little too compact. Our interest in maximizing output resulted in …Read More
Go out, engage the culture
By Bishop Thomas Zinkula In my reading and listening, I often run across a really good article, podcast or whatever …Read More
What it means to be a patriot
By Father Bud Grant “The mass of men (sic) serve the State thus, not as men mainly, but as machines, …Read More
Picking up on tense
By Patrick Schmadeke We are formed by the people around us. This was illustrated to me in a recent conversation …Read More