Opinion

Pastor\'s Blog - Reflections on Valentine’s Day

Zach Zajicek and family So Valentines Day has come and gone.  And, just like every other year, I heard several complaints, rants, and rages against the whole idea.  Most of them are quite amusing!  The comp...

Speechless (even in space) on Valentine\'s Day

  The astronauts and other experts in that field are currently testing new hi-tech communication devices, which will soon be deployed on the International Space Station. This new technolog...

A \'critical shortage\' of media honesty during an epidemic of hype

Is it too late to avert children dying? There is a "crisis threatening the lives of thousands of American children," according to ABC news. The evening newscast a few nights ago warned ab...

Letter to the Editor - The so called “birth control – Pill” issue

   From the very earliest days of the Catholic Church and its doctrine we believe that life begins when the sperm and egg are united.  If the fertilized egg then does not a...

Pastor\'s Blog - Groundhog Day

  On Feb. 2, a big event happened in a little town in Pennsylvania. At 7:25 a.m., Punxsutawney Phil (a groundhog) saw his shadow amongst partly cloudy skies. So what! Legend tells us that ...

Grandpa learns that it\'s time to \'cowboy up\'

  Sooner or later it was bound to happen. After two years of blissful, virtually stress-free grandparenthood, I had a bad day yesterday. More of a bad half-hour, really. Both o...

Letter to the Editor- Gas taxes

Dear Editor, The legislature convened in January and should give serious consideration to the unanimous, bi-partisan recommendations of Governor Branstad's Transportation 2020 Commission r...

Super Ball vs. Super Bowl

  It has happened so often that it’s practically part of the ecclesiastical calendar. Each January, the pastors of churches (and at times the leaders of some non-church organizat...

\'The Housing Boom & Bust\' book review

Preface to a book Report on The Housing Boom and Bust by Dr. Thomas Sowell Bio of Thomas Sowell author of The Housing Boom and Bust Thomas Sowell (born June 30, 1930) is an American economi...

Why to build the Keystone Pipeline NOW

  To the Editor,          On November 30, Senate Republicans introduced legislation aimed at forcing the Obama administration to approve the Keystone XL pipel...