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Category: Opinion

What about dad?

Posted on Sep 9, 2021Sep 8, 2021 in Letters, Opinion

To the Editor: As I write, there is so much heartache and sadness in our world. A great concern for …Read More

For the sake of our children

Posted on Sep 2, 2021Sep 1, 2021 in Editorials, Opinion
For the sake of our children

A colleague’s 5-year-old son wears a mask to his Catholic elementary school because he is too young to receive a …Read More

A theology of toy trucks

Posted on Sep 2, 2021Sep 1, 2021 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
A theology of toy trucks

By Patrick Schmadeke Theology informs every area of life. It knows no boundaries. In the early days of the pandemic, …Read More

It’s our duty to educate

Posted on Sep 2, 2021Sep 1, 2021 in Letters, Opinion

To the Editor: Regarding Reader’s Opinions in the Aug. 26 issue of The Catholic Messenger, I wish to call out …Read More

Racism is a complex issue

Posted on Sep 2, 2021Sep 1, 2021 in Letters, Opinion

To the Editor: I found Mr. Steven Young’s letter to the editor (Aug. 19 publication) concerning racism informative and I …Read More

Filling in the gaps on race

Posted on Aug 26, 2021Aug 25, 2021 in Editorials, Opinion
Filling in the gaps on race

Catholics from a half-dozen parishes in our diocese learned recently how 13 federal policies have created and sustained gaps in …Read More

Call out racism

Posted on Aug 26, 2021Aug 25, 2021 in Letters, Opinion

To the Editor: A letter to the Messenger (Aug. 19 edition) seeming to me to play down concern about racism, …Read More

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