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Category: Opinion

Letters to the Editor – Nov. 7, 2024

Posted on Nov 7, 2024Nov 5, 2024 in Letters

Conservation Stewardship Program To the Editor: Iowa farmers interested in signing up for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and Environmental …Read More

A compassionate approach to the end of life

Posted on Oct 31, 2024Oct 29, 2024 in Editorials
A compassionate approach to  the end of life

By Barb Arland-Fye Editorial Some 20 years ago, Deacon Alan Rastrelli, MD, switched focus in his medical career from anesthesiologist …Read More

Turn away from polarization

Posted on Oct 31, 2024Oct 29, 2024 in Guest Opinion
Turn away from polarization

By Mara Fitzgibbon Adams SAU Theological Perspective It is common knowledge that American life is becoming increasingly polarized. We are …Read More

Get ready to vote

Posted on Oct 24, 2024Oct 22, 2024 in Editorials
Get ready to vote

By Barb Arland-Fye Editorial Less than two weeks before Election Day on Nov. 5, a Catholic in our diocese raises …Read More

Letters to the Editor – Oct. 24, 2024

Posted on Oct 24, 2024Oct 22, 2024 in Letters

Concerns about priestly ministry To the Editor: This summer a Jesuit America Media podcast reported that 24% of the active …Read More

Planting a seed of hope

Posted on Oct 17, 2024Oct 15, 2024 in Editorials
Planting a seed of hope

By Barb Arland-Fye Editorial Rachel Goldberg-Polin, a mother who has cried millions of tears, wrote a poem conveying heartfelt empathy …Read More

‘The saint of October,’ St. Francis of Assisi

Posted on Oct 17, 2024Oct 15, 2024 in Guest Opinion
‘The saint of October,’ St. Francis of Assisi

By Bud Grant SAU Theological Perspective If it weren’t for the foreboding of winter to come, I think October would …Read More

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