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Category: Guest Opinion

Language games: the sacred and profane

Posted on Apr 12, 2018Apr 10, 2018 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Language games: the sacred and profane

By Patrick Schmadeke How we use words matters. “A mole,” for example, could refer to a skin blemish, a burrowing …Read More

Glorious news proclaimed in the Eucharist

Posted on Mar 29, 2018Mar 28, 2018 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Glorious news proclaimed in the Eucharist

By Corinne Winter Recently, I have been seeing ads for the movie “A Wrinkle in Time,” a remake of an …Read More

Interrelationships: the force that holds all of creation together

Posted on Mar 22, 2018Mar 21, 2018 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Interrelationships: the force that holds all of creation together

By Fr. Bud Grant For some, hope is a sort of optimism: through right reasoning, solutions will be found. Christian …Read More

Mark’s Gospel and the season of Lent

Posted on Mar 15, 2018Mar 14, 2018 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Mark's Gospel and the season of Lent

Various seasons in our liturgical calendar create space for us to grow as Christians. Lent, of course, is unique in …Read More

One deacon’s perspective on guns

Posted on Mar 1, 2018Feb 28, 2018 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
One deacon's perspective on guns

By Bob Glaser One image that has haunted me since the mass killing of high school students on Ash Wednesday …Read More

For many, conversion is a life-long road

Posted on Feb 22, 2018Feb 21, 2018 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
For many, conversion is a life-long road

By Corinne Winter Lenten Scripture readings include numerous calls to conversion. The words we heard as we received ashes to …Read More

The book of Job

Posted on Feb 15, 2018Feb 14, 2018 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
The book of Job

By Fr. Bud Grant I’ve never liked the Book of Job. I admire its intricate structure and theatrics, but its …Read More

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