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Category: Opinion

We can overcome racism

Posted on Jun 4, 2020Jun 3, 2020 in Editorials, Opinion
We can overcome racism

A young black man led a passionate but peaceful protest in downtown Davenport on May 30 in response to the …Read More

What are building blocks of community?

Posted on Jun 4, 2020Jun 3, 2020 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
What are building blocks of community?

By Patrick Schmadeke Over the last three years, I have been a member of the intentional community that is the …Read More

Racism and a perspective on kneeling

Posted on Jun 4, 2020Jun 3, 2020 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Racism and a perspective on kneeling

By Dan Ebener The act of kneeling is once again at the center of national attention. When a black quarterback …Read More

The Holy Spirit is at work in us

Posted on May 28, 2020May 27, 2020 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
The Holy Spirit is at work in us

By Corinne Winter May 31 is Pentecost Sunday. During Mass, we hear the account from the Acts of the Apostles …Read More

Preferential option and Black Lives Matter

Posted on May 28, 2020May 27, 2020 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Preferential option and Black Lives Matter

By Lisa Powell Though the preferential option for the poor is now considered a pillar of Catholic Social Teaching (CST), …Read More

We are family

Posted on May 27, 2020 in Editorials, Opinion
We are family

Parishioners viewed one another “Brady Bunch” style on computer screens from their individual homes during a virtual parish council meeting …Read More

Connect the dots

Posted on May 21, 2020May 20, 2020 in Editorials, Opinion
Connect the dots

Today marks the start of a yearlong commemoration of the fifth-anniversary of “Laudato Si,” the encyclical Pope Francis wrote about …Read More

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