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Category: Opinion

Light shining against the darkness

Posted on Dec 22, 2017 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Light shining against the darkness

By Corinne Winter My husband and I recently watched a Christmas movie in which popular artist Thomas Kincaid told of …Read More

We should not “play God”

Posted on Dec 22, 2017 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
We should not "play God"

(Editor’s note: Bishop Thomas Zinkula wrote the following editorial in response to a front-page article in the Dec. 14 issue …Read More

Hope, born homeless in a manger

Posted on Dec 22, 2017 in Editorials, Opinion

Think about Mary and Joseph as if they were living among us today. Homeless, they humbly accepted a stable as …Read More

Reflecting on a gift of real consolation

Posted on Dec 14, 2017Dec 13, 2017 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Reflecting on a gift of real consolation

By Frank Wessling The deepest prayer does indeed rise in us when we sense our helplessness, as Father Ron Rolheiser …Read More

An authentic source on tax reform

Posted on Dec 14, 2017Dec 13, 2017 in Editorials, Opinion

With so many biased voices and differing opinions about our nation’s move toward massive tax reform, many of us wonder …Read More

The best walls have the widest portals

Posted on Dec 14, 2017Dec 13, 2017 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
The best walls have the widest portals

By Fr. Bud Grant This Advent season has me thinking about walls, borders and barriers, mostly because God, by becoming …Read More

Make room at the inn

Posted on Dec 7, 2017Dec 6, 2017 in Editorials, Opinion

Re-enactment of Mary and Joseph’s quest for shelter is an Advent tradition that plays out in some parishes in our …Read More

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