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Category: Opinion

‘Go out to live as Eucharist in the world’

Posted on Mar 10, 2022Mar 9, 2022 in Editorials, Opinion
‘Go out to live as Eucharist in the world’

Nancy Stone, a member of St. Anthony Parish in Davenport, strives to connect her faith with everyday life, which includes …Read More

Recovering the symbols of anointing of the sick

Posted on Mar 10, 2022Mar 9, 2022 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Recovering the symbols of anointing of the sick

By Ella Johnson When I was a child, the sacrament of anointing of the sick was the scariest one of …Read More

Two peas in a pod: evangelization and synodality

Posted on Mar 3, 2022Mar 2, 2022 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Two peas in a pod: evangelization and synodality

By Patrick Schmadeke Evangelization and synodality go well together and it is not because the terminology is somewhat obscure. Evangelization …Read More

Pray for an end to war in Ukraine

Posted on Mar 3, 2022Mar 4, 2022 in Editorials, Opinion
Pray for an end to war in Ukraine

Two grieving loved ones, a father and his young daughter, stand outside a bus in Ukraine as they prepare to …Read More

Homosexuality and chastity

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

To the Editor: The Feb. 10, 2022, issue of The Catholic Messenger had an article with the startling headline “Cardinal: …Read More

Do the right thing for essential workers

Posted on Mar 3, 2022Mar 2, 2022 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Do the right thing for essential workers

By Bishop Thomas Zinkula Publisher Essential workers have been the backbone of our communities long before the onset of the …Read More

Controlling our border and welcoming newcomers

Posted on Feb 24, 2022Feb 23, 2022 in Editorials, Opinion
Controlling our border and welcoming newcomers

Sister Mary Bea Snyder, CHM, returned last week from San Juan, Texas, just 10 miles north of the Mexican border, …Read More

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