Since June 4, we have had yard signs posted on the blocks around the Dominican Sisters Motherhouse. These signs are based on Catholic Social Teaching principles which come from the Gospel and the living tradition of the Catholic faith. I am quick to say that these messages are not unique to our faith tradition. Many […]
Sr. Marcelline Koch, OP
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How do we respond to the nation’s crisis?
On Wednesday last week, the world saw an insurrectionist mob forcibly enter the U.S. Capitol and violently interrupt the certification of Electoral College votes confirming the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the next president and vice president of the United States. This frightening incident dramatically exposed the fragility of our democracy and […]
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As Iraq war ends, invest in peace
“It is well that war is so terrible – otherwise we would grow too fond of it.” (General Robert E. Lee, statement at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862) Whether we as a nation are too fond of war is subjective opinion. That we continue to engage in war and build newer, more destructive […]
