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Category: Opinion

A spiritual battle

Posted on May 23, 2024May 22, 2024 in Guest Opinion
A spiritual battle

By Tadd Ruetenik Guest Column Catemaco, Mexico is located on a large lake that surrounds a small island inhabited only …Read More

Letters to the Editor – May 23, 2024

Posted on May 23, 2024May 21, 2024 in Letters

A poem for St. Wenceslaus Parish To the Editor: May 27th is the 130th anniversary of St. Wenceslaus Parish in …Read More

Call for cease-fire in Gaza

Posted on May 16, 2024May 14, 2024 in Editorials
Call for cease-fire in Gaza

By Barb Arland-Fye Editorial Songwriter Bob Dylan asked in “Blowin’ in the Wind,” “… how many ears must one man …Read More

Spiritual Formation in ‘The Interior Castle’ of St. Teresa of Avila

Posted on May 16, 2024May 14, 2024 in Guest Opinion
Spiritual Formation in ‘The Interior Castle’ of St. Teresa of Avila

By Michele Kueter Petersen SAU Theological Perspective I journeyed to Avila, Spain last October to participate in a conference on …Read More

Letters to the Editor – May 16, 2024

Posted on May 16, 2024May 14, 2024 in Letters

Women in the Church To the Editor, I would like to comment on Keith Soko’s letter from the April 25 …Read More

A faithful response to mental health issues

Posted on May 9, 2024May 7, 2024 in Editorials
A faithful response to mental health issues

By Barb Arland-Fye Editorial Mental health support is among the pressing needs some families in our diocese identified during brainstorming …Read More

Where there is gray, there are prophets

Posted on May 9, 2024May 7, 2024 in Guest Opinion
Where there is gray, there are prophets

By Sarah Callahan Gray Space Graces In my introductory article to this column, I laid out my vision for Gray …Read More

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