To the editor: […]
Category: Opinion
Let’s take action on Lacey’s Law
A mother was returning from an ice-skating competition with her 14-year-old daughter in their car. As a mother of a former figure skating (who’s now a coach), I can imagine the two of them chatting about the competition: how well the skaters did, whether they should have placed better, what they could improve on the next time.
Stem-cell reversal shows culture’s devaluing of life
To the editor:
I am writing in response to the article, “Leaders criticize reversal of stem-cell policy,” in the March 19 issue of the Catholic Herald. I am in agreement that President Obama should not be supporting federal funding of research for embryonic stem-cells.
On graduations and Catholic values
This is the season of graduations at all levels, from pre-school through graduate schools. We congratulate graduates on their accomplishments and wish them well, especially those entering the job market in challenging economic times.
Year for Priests opportunity for thanks, encouragement
To the editor:
I rejoiced when Pope Benedict XVI declared a “Year for Priests.” This special year begins on June 19th and ends a year later.
Differences revealed inside, outside of Madison church
To the editor:
On May 3, unknown to the parishioners receiving the Eucharist at St. Patrick Church, Madison, protesters quietly gathered to surprise them when the doors opened after the 11 a.m. Sunday Mass. Inside, parishioners celebrated their unity in the Eucharist, in the Mystical Body of Christ, and in their Catholic belief.
Celebrate Mother’s Day by remembering our moms and all pregnant women
This coming weekend is Mother’s Day (Sunday, May 10), an opportunity for all of us to thank our own mothers and to celebrate all mothers and grandmothers.
Continue to exert pressure against late-term abortions
To the editor:
The battle against late-term abortions at the Madison Surgery Center continues even after their February vote to proceed with plans to brutally dismember babies between 19 to 22 weeks of age. Our publicly-funded, flagship University of Wisconsin-Madison has put its stamp of approval on this atrocity. This decision “mainstreams” late-term abortions — offering them in the same state-of-the-art clinic where people receive a variety of medical treatments.
We could abolish AIDS, if we really wanted to do it
To the editor:
Regarding the pope’s condemnation of condoms in Africa:
While few would compare Pope Benedict XVI to John Lennon, their methods of saving humanity are in some sense similar.
Public again has chance to give input
The Obama administration is again asking for public comment on a proposed change in public policy. Citizen input was requested recently on conscience protection; now the topic is the use of federal funds for stem-cell research.