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Category: Opinion

Prepare to welcome the Prince of Peace

Posted on Nov 28, 2019Nov 27, 2019 in Editorials, Opinion

A haunting image captures a solemn young boy waiting in line at a crematorium in Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945. He …Read More

Take time to celebrate Thanksgiving and Advent

Posted on Nov 28, 2019Nov 27, 2019 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Take time to celebrate Thanksgiving and Advent

By Corinne Winter It’s the end of November and we are surrounded by the invitation to turn our attention to …Read More

A polite way to handle unsolicited requests

Posted on Nov 28, 2019Nov 27, 2019 in Letters, Opinion

A polite way to handle unsolicited requests To the Editor: I want to let you know that I have had …Read More

Nuclear weapons and protecting human life

Posted on Nov 21, 2019Nov 20, 2019 in Editorials, Opinion

Pope Francis travels to Japan on Nov. 24. He will visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki, where tens of thousands of people …Read More

The healthy balm of humor

Posted on Nov 21, 2019Nov 20, 2019 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
The healthy balm of humor

By Fr. Bud Grant One day, eons ago, while teaching high school and roaming my perfectly disciplined classroom, I passed …Read More

Come in from the cold

Posted on Nov 14, 2019Nov 13, 2019 in Editorials, Opinion

Early episodes of bone-chilling weather, a persistent shortage of affordable housing and emergency shelters running at capacity leave too many …Read More

How do we reach out to unwed mothers?

Posted on Nov 14, 2019Nov 13, 2019 in Letters, Opinion

To the Editor: “Unplanned” is a serious, compelling, haunting look at abortion. Around 15 people viewed and discussed the movie …Read More

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