It was good to see Archbishop Nienstedt’s endorsing the renewal of devotions to Our Mother of Perpetual Help in one of his recent columns.
Archive for Category: "Letters To The Editor"
Thank you for helping retired religious
The Retirement Fund for Religious achieved another successful year in this archdiocese.
Opportunity to help the homeless also benefited volunteers
Last fall, after Catholic Charities CEO Tim Marx wrote an article in the StarTribune documenting the overcrowding at the Dorothy Day Center, a group of men from St. John Neumann parish in Eagan responded by offering to staff overnight the old offices of Catholic Charities in St. Paul (which we refer to as the Annex) so that no one had to be turned away.
Lenten sacrifices help prepare youth for adult life
Also:
Gap between rich, poor not a myth
U.S. bishops right in taking stand
I applaud the various bishops in America for vocally standing up for our faith, and in defiance of the recent ruling by the Obama administration regarding exemptions from providing health care coverage for contraception and sterilization.
Beauty pageants objectify women
Commodification’s root word, commodity, is defined as “convenience, advantage, something useful or valuable, an economic good, an article of commerce.” Nowhere does it imply personhood.
Letters
- Disappointed in local PBS decision not to air ‘Catholicism’
- Ready to help with anti-bullying efforts
- Death penalty op-ed missed the mark
Letters to the editor – September 15, 2011
– We must have courage to stand up for what we believe
– Latin professor encouraged excellence for men and women
Paper books may not be first choice of today’s youth
In reading Julie Pfitzinger’s excellent piece on today’s Catholic bookstores and the challenges they face [July 7], I may have given the impression that today’s youth do not read.
Letter: Don’t overlook the need for immigration reform
I buried his ashes today, Sunday, with well over 200 tearful family members, friends and well-wishers present, among them his 17 year-old stepson whom I baptized when he was an infant.
State budget should reflect community’s values and morals
The politicians in Minnesota have not found common ground in the budget debate.
While they continue to work to resolve the budget differences, we offer a couple of thoughts to consider.
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