September 1, 2012 By Steve Trosley “Hi, I’m Father David WIlkening,” he said with a smile as broad as a cornfield in that summer of 1982. “I’m from Sigourney, Iowa.”

September 1, 2012 By Jeanne Hunt This time of year in our town, everyone loves baseball. The stadium is filled with grandparents, parents and kids all rooting on the amazing championship team.

September 1, 2012 By Father Earl Fernandes The Year of Faith, marking the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, will begin on Oct. 11.

By Sister Betty Jane Lillie, SC Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time: Joshua 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Psalm 34:2-3, 16-21; Ephesians 5:2a, 25-32; John 6:60-69 Our texts this week center on the theme of serving the Lord God in fidelity to their covenant relationship with Him.

August 10, 2012 By Dr. Jozef Zalot PhD. (Last of Two Parts) [Part I] Author’s note: In the first essay “How Did We Get Here?”, we explored the legal issues surrounding the HHS contraception coverage mandate. In this second essay we examine reasons why the mandate is problematic in terms …

August 3, 2012 By Dr. Jozef Zalot PhD. (First of two parts) On August 1, 2011, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued its “Interim Final Rules on Preventive Services.” These regulations, intended to clarify provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act[i] (PPACA or …

August 1, 2012 By Father Kyle Schnippel A few weeks ago, I was asked and gladly accepted to be a part of our first CREDO retreat in the northern part of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.

August 1, 2012 By Jeanne Hunt Don’t you just dread meetings? A great meeting, say business communications experts, should last no more than one hour. Yet, most of the ones that I attend seem to go on and on, with the average meeting time being three hours. It seems that …

August 1, 2012 By Sister Janet Schaeffler, OP My two-year-old great nephew loves his own bed, his own blanket and his little turtle and lamb that go to bed with him each night. On his second birthday, he received some new things for his bedroom, including a new comforter and …

August 1, 2012 By Michael Daley This past January, prior to our school’s annual participation in the March for Life in Washington, D.C., we visited the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. In order to get to the permanent exhibit, you have to take an elevator to the fourth floor. Upon boarding …