Teaching Our Faith — Virtue and sin
byThis is the third in a series of editorials designed to correspond with the Why Catholic? process, now taking place in our parishes, about…
Editorials & Commentary
A Time to Speak — A view from the pew
byBy Lori Hadorn-Disselkamp As a child, I stood tippy-toed on the edge of the hard wooden pew to smell my Daddy’s breath when he…
A Time to Speak — Thank a priest on Priesthood Sunday
byBy Chuck Lynch Priesthood Sunday is a special day set aside for Catholics to thank, affirm and share their love and support for our…
Hope in the Lord — Love is our mission: the family fully alive
byBy the time you read this column, I will be in the middle of the first week of the Extraordinary Synod in Rome. I…
Teaching Our Faith — Conscience formation
byThis is the second in a series of editorials, designed to correspond with the Why Catholic? process, now taking place in our parishes, about…
An Encouraging Word — A look back at our immigration
byYou are strangers and aliens no longer. Ephesians 2:19 There is a saying that some attribute to Edmund Burke that says, “Those who don’t…
An Encouraging Word — Married priesthood not a simple matter
byA trustworthy witness does not lie. Proverbs 14:5 Simplistic answers to complex problems are rampant and on the rise in our culture. One such…
A Time to Speak — The altar, the table and the desk
byFather David A. Cockson I have fond memories of growing up as a child on a farm in Nebraska. One of the chores that…
Teaching Our Faith — Free to be responsible
byThis is the first in a series of editorials, designed to correspond with the Why Catholic? process, now taking place in our parishes, about…
Liturgy Matters — Why go to Mass? Part I
byBy Dr. Judy Bullock Surveys report that over the last decades, religious denominations have experienced a decline in attendance for Sunday services. The Catholic…