One criticism of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as Obamacare, was that the final bill was rewritten behind …Read More
Category: Opinion
New bishop was a compassionate pastor
To the Editor: Like many others, I was excited, and perhaps a bit apprehensive, to learn that a new bishop …Read More
A tribute to Sister Judy
To the Editor: Sister Judy Herold has retired as the pastoral associate of St. Anthony Parish in Davenport. For the …Read More
We don’t own the earth; we share it
Three years ago this month Pope Francis released his encyclical “Laudato Si,” on Care for Our Common Home, which provided …Read More
Don’t leave rural America behind
To the editor: A week after releasing a budget proposal that would slash funding for USDA rural development, cut farm …Read More
All of creation is groaning
By Fr. Bud Grant On June 1, in a speech which will define his presidency, President Donald Trump announced that …Read More
Proposed federal budget requires an overhaul
School teacher Mary Beth Goff appreciates U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson’s statement that “public housing should …Read More