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Category: Opinion

Listening to each other

Posted on Feb 17, 2022Feb 16, 2022 in Letters, Opinion

To the Editor: I could not help but notice the connections between your lead story (“58,000 Cups of Coffee fuels …Read More

What it takes to be ‘Called to the Joy of Love’

Posted on Feb 10, 2022Feb 9, 2022 in Editorials, Opinion
What it takes to be ‘Called to the Joy of Love’

Pope Francis reminds us of three words that are essential in every marriage: “please,” “thanks,” and “sorry.” Also, don’t let …Read More

Eliminate nuclear weapons

Posted on Feb 10, 2022Feb 9, 2022 in Letters, Opinion

To the Editor: Recently Archbishop John Wester of New Mexico wrote a 50-page pastoral letter entitled Living in the Light …Read More

Parental control and the books their children read

Posted on Feb 10, 2022Feb 9, 2022 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Parental control and the books their children read

By Greg Cusack The recent flurry of reports about anxious and angry parents demanding that certain books be removed from …Read More

Who would Jesus exclude?

Posted on Feb 10, 2022Feb 9, 2022 in Letters, Opinion

To the Editor: Regarding a letter published in the February 3, 2022, issue of The Catholic Messenger: Q: “Whom would …Read More

The power of forgiveness

Posted on Feb 3, 2022Feb 2, 2022 in Editorials, Opinion
The power of forgiveness

A colleague shared a short, powerful video, “The Holocaust twin who forgave the Nazis,” that all of us would benefit …Read More

Christianity in America needs some work

Posted on Feb 3, 2022Feb 2, 2022 in Letters, Opinion

To the Editor: Some readers misread Patrick Schmadeke’s article in The Catholic Messenger. Its theme was not America, but Christianity …Read More

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