
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…
Read MoreMemorial Day weekend is always a time to honor the men and women who have lost their lives in service to our country. It…
Read MoreWhen Joseph E. Kurtz first became a bishop in 1999, he chose for his episcopal motto “Hope in the Lord,” a phrase from Psalm…
Read MoreA few decades ago two high school sophomore boys — one black, one white — were discussing their futures. They’d just finished a basketball…
Read MoreIn the chaos and hooliganism that erupted in the weeks preceding the inauguration, another monstrous and depressing story may have been overlooked. For some…
Read MoreIt will be tempting to say that this will be a Christmas season like no other. But we should resist that temptation because it…
Read MoreOur national anthem may be the only one in the world that ends in a question. That’s just the first verse, of course. Francis…
Read MoreWhen the decades begin to pile up and the sand at the top of the hour glass seems to flee more quickly to the…
Read MoreThere 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…
Read MoreA group of military service veterans were enjoying each other’s company recently when the discussion of “heroes” began. The word, they agreed, is tossed…
Read MoreCount the dead. That’s what most people do when it comes time to assess the cost of war. They tally up the flag-draped caskets…
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