To the Editor: A recent trend in some circles is to belittle prayer when a tragedy such as a mass …Read More
Category: Opinion
Making sure our neighbors don’t go hungry
The Iowa Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health convened July 11 in Des Moines to prepare for a White House …Read More
What happens when we slow down and listen?
By Patrick Schmadeke We hear more when we slow down: birds calling, wind chimes making their music, a weathervane creaking, …Read More
What is good for America
To the Editor: The national media inflaming Jacobinical opposition to the SCOTUS decision Dobbs v. Jackson overruling Roe v. Wade …Read More
Reverse decision to close
To the Editor: The U.S. Catholic bishops (USCCB) recently decided to close the U.S. operations of Catholic News Service (CNS). …Read More
Monumental decisions to reflect on this summer
Issues that affect the wellbeing of our society — the right to life, prevention of gun violence, clean air, and …Read More
Holding anger in check
An Iowa woman shared on social media how her family had been enjoying an eight-day cruise until day six, when …Read More