By Dan Ebener In his YouTube presentation, “Saving a Dying, Shrinking Church,” Father Casey Cole describes the slow erosion of …Read More
The role of religion in society
Category: Opinion
Technology and the distance between us
By Patrick Schmadeke The Catholic Messenger The pandemic has changed life for people of all ages around the world in …Read More
Make the dream come true
We need the “Dreamers,” some 700,000 individuals who contribute to our nation’s economy, civic life and faith communities. They arrived …Read More
Praying the Our Father
To the Editor: I have always admired Father Ron Rolheiser. In his “Some advice on prayer” column (June 11, 2020), …Read More
Black Lives Matter – make that phrase a reality
By Corinne Winter Current media coverage as well as the actions of legislators responding to the protests following the murder …Read More
On the long road to justice
The Iowa Legislature passed law enforcement reforms swiftly and with bipartisan support on June 14, signaling action and not just …Read More
Pledge a response to anti-racism
By Kevin O’Brien A couple months ago, I joined a book club with friends. We are working through “Me and …Read More