Sept. 29 marks the first day for absentee ballots to be accepted in the county auditor’s office for the Nov. …Read More
Category: Opinion
Activist priest dies
By Deacon Dan Huber Several years ago a newly retired Msgr. Marvin Mottet shared with me an obituary that had …Read More
Repairing the Seamless Garment
To the Editor: The proverbial Seamless Garment of a consistent life ethic is unraveling fast. Denial, abuse and false compassion …Read More
Personal encounter with Mother Teresa
To the Editor: I enjoyed the story about Mother Teresa’s visit to Davenport in 1976. My husband Francis and I …Read More
View “One peace at a time” tonight
To the Editor: We just witnessed the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where more than 11,178 athletes …Read More
Summertime fallin’ down
By Fr. Bud Grant What do wildebeest, monarch butterflies, hummingbirds and humpback whales have in common? Here’s a hint: Canada …Read More
A change in direction
To the Editor: Back in 1969 I entered Holy Redeemer College, a Redemptorist seminary near Waterford, Wis. Three months later …Read More