Editorial — Contrary to the Gospel
First the good news. Last week the South Carolina Supreme Court blocked the planned executions of two inmates. Now the bad. The executions are…
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Editorial — A call to honor
Memorial Day weekend is always a time to honor the men and women who have lost their lives in service to our country. It…
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Editorial — We can ‘hope in the Lord’
When Joseph E. Kurtz first became a bishop in 1999, he chose for his episcopal motto “Hope in the Lord,” a phrase from Psalm…
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Editorial — Let’s ‘give up’ racism for good
A few decades ago two high school sophomore boys — one black, one white — were discussing their futures. They’d just finished a basketball…
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Let’s help end the death penalty
In the chaos and hooliganism that erupted in the weeks preceding the inauguration, another monstrous and depressing story may have been overlooked. For some…
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Editorial — What we’re really waiting for
It will be tempting to say that this will be a Christmas season like no other. But we should resist that temptation because it…
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Editorial — Called to be patriots
Our national anthem may be the only one in the world that ends in a question. That’s just the first verse, of course. Francis…
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Editorial — Take hope and comfort
When the decades begin to pile up and the sand at the top of the hour glass seems to flee more quickly to the…
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Editorial – A good start on poverty
There was a great deal of positive discussion, reporting and metaphorical back-slapping in September when the U.S. Census Bureau released new numbers showing that…
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Editorial – What makes a hero?
A group of military service veterans were enjoying each other’s company recently when the discussion of “heroes” began. The word, they agreed, is tossed…
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