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Category: Opinion

Protect our purity

Posted on Mar 5, 2020Mar 4, 2020 in Letters, Opinion

To the Editor: Sincere thanks to Bishop (Thomas) Zinkula and all the priests who responded to the bishop’s initiative and …Read More

No room for racism

Posted on Mar 5, 2020Mar 4, 2020 in Letters, Opinion

To the Editor: As we go through an enhanced period of explicit racism from some leaders in our governments, it …Read More

A reflection on faith formation

Posted on Mar 5, 2020Mar 4, 2020 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
A reflection on faith formation

By Patrick Schmadeke Life is full of tests. Mid-term tests, blood tests, glucose tests, driver’s tests, certification tests, and the …Read More

Our call to conversion and reconciliation

Posted on Feb 27, 2020Feb 26, 2020 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Our call to conversion and reconciliation

By Corinne Winter We have just entered the season of Lent, a time when we are called to prayer, fasting …Read More

The fall from the pedestal

Posted on Feb 27, 2020Feb 26, 2020 in Editorials, Opinion

Quoting Jean Vanier, “to be human is to be bonded together, each with our own weaknesses and strengths because we …Read More

Anti-Semitism

Posted on Feb 27, 2020Feb 26, 2020 in Letters, Opinion

To the Editor: Recognition that anti-Semitism is increasing is troubling, and requires a thoughtful response along with the generous impulse …Read More

Everyone deserves affordable housing

Posted on Feb 20, 2020Feb 19, 2020 in Editorials, Opinion

What family or single person in Iowa could handle a 69 percent increase in rent and utility fees that far …Read More

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