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Category: Opinion

Appreciation for Christmas edition

Posted on Jan 9, 2020Jan 8, 2020 in Letters, Opinion

To the Editor: What a wonderful gift was the recent issue of the Messenger with the illustrations of the winning …Read More

Thou shalt not kill

Posted on Jan 9, 2020Jan 8, 2020 in Letters, Opinion

To the editor: My wish for the new year regards a matter of life and death: make abortion illegal again. …Read More

Trafficking generates billions

Posted on Jan 9, 2020Jan 8, 2020 in Letters, Opinion

To the Editor: In 2014, President Barack Obama proclaimed January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Although many …Read More

Go to Iowa Caucus Feb. 3

Posted on Jan 8, 2020 in Letters, Opinion

To the Editor: Democracy compels a call and a response. Iowa’s first in the nation dance for democracy impels us …Read More

They sang a new hymn (Rev. 5:9)

Posted on Dec 19, 2019Dec 18, 2019 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
They sang a new hymn (Rev. 5:9)

By Father Bud Grant For unto us a child is born,” sings the choir. The ineffable, breathless, dizzying truth of …Read More

We are all called to be saints

Posted on Dec 19, 2019Dec 18, 2019 in Letters, Opinion

To the Editor: In a recent article, Father Ron Rolheiser proposed that we need “a new kind of saint, an …Read More

Give birth to hope

Posted on Dec 19, 2019Dec 18, 2019 in Editorials, Opinion
Give birth to hope

Pope Francis wrote a beautiful reflection on the Christmas crèche that serves as inspiration to us to give birth to …Read More

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