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Category: Opinion

Transform the darkness of the world’s pain

Posted on Apr 7, 2022Apr 6, 2022 in Editorials, Opinion
Transform the darkness of the world’s pain

A Lenten prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours serves as a call to action in our suffering world as …Read More

Lessons for the Synod on Synodality from our 22-month-old

Posted on Apr 7, 2022Apr 6, 2022 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Lessons for the Synod on Synodality from our 22-month-old

By Patrick Schmadeke “Keam.” “Keam.” “Keam.” These were the sounds from our 22-month-old daughter. First, we looked at her, sitting …Read More

Look at utility, oil production

Posted on Apr 6, 2022 in Letters, Opinion

To the Editor: This should make Americans ask the fundamental question: what is the difference between what a public nonprofit …Read More

Reducing unemployment benefits is harmful, not helpful

Posted on Mar 31, 2022Mar 30, 2022 in Editorials, Opinion
Reducing unemployment benefits is harmful, not helpful

Our governor and the majority of state legislators have lost sight of the purpose of the state’s unemployment system: to …Read More

The significance of the Act of Consecration

Posted on Mar 31, 2022Mar 30, 2022 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
The significance of the Act of Consecration

By Corinne Winter On March 25, Pope Francis, together with the bishops of the world, consecrated Russia and Ukraine to …Read More

Is truth discussed?

Posted on Mar 31, 2022Mar 30, 2022 in Letters, Opinion

To the Editor: I read “The challenging puzzle of gender dysphoria” by Father Thom Hennen, in the March 17 issue …Read More

Welcoming persons with developmental disabilities

Posted on Mar 24, 2022Mar 23, 2022 in Editorials, Opinion
Welcoming persons with developmental disabilities

Joe Lickteig of St. Mary Parish in Pella has made it his mission to ensure that persons with disabilities in …Read More

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