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Category: Opinion

Our growing list of essentials

Posted on Aug 20, 2020Aug 19, 2020 in Editorials, Opinion
Our growing list of essentials

The term “essential worker” entered our lexicon in mid-March when a pandemic opened our eyes to the employees in health …Read More

Stories from Unbound elders

Posted on Aug 20, 2020Aug 19, 2020 in Letters, Opinion

To the Editor: The editorial in our Catholic Messenger on Aug. 6 mentioned the release by Loyola Press in 2018 …Read More

Salvation: the source of liberation

Posted on Aug 20, 2020Aug 19, 2020 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Salvation: the source of liberation

By Lisa Powell For many in the ancient church the human condition inherited from Adam and Eve is one of …Read More

Real help needed to alleviate suffering

Posted on Aug 20, 2020Aug 19, 2020 in Letters, Opinion

To the Editor: The virus continues to rage in the USA. Many say the answer is a national strategy. Congress …Read More

Consider presidential candidates

Posted on Aug 20, 2020Aug 19, 2020 in Letters, Opinion

To the Editor: Entering a presidential election season for a Catholic might mean, before getting to issues, focusing on the …Read More

Exercising muscle memory

Posted on Aug 13, 2020Aug 12, 2020 in Editorials, Opinion
Exercising muscle memory

Terrified on the inside, Antoinette Tuff reflected on her pastor’s sermon series as she negotiated with a 20-year-old gunman intent …Read More

Clyde Mayfield, RIP

Posted on Aug 13, 2020Aug 12, 2020 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Clyde Mayfield, RIP

By Dan Ebener When Clyde Mayfield arrived on the St. Ambrose College campus in Davenport in the early 1970s, he …Read More

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