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.
Category: Opinion
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.
Reform health care system first
We’ve been hearing a lot about reforming our economic system. Some of our policy-makers are telling us that after we get our economic system fixed, then we’ll start working on health care reform.
Safety-net law continues to save babies
A young woman is frightened and alone. She has no job, no way to provide a home for her newborn baby. Fortunately, a friend told her that in Wisconsin, she can leave her baby at a hospital. Her baby will be cared for and eventually placed with a loving adoptive family.
Thanks for information
To the editor:
Thank you for the helpful information on addresses/e-mail addresses so we could input our objections to proposed regulations rescinding conscience protection for health care workers. I’m glad you were on top of this because I was not having any luck finding access.