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Steve Mathonnet-VanderWell

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What the World Needs Now

What would it mean to look at a difficult situation and ask ‘What have you come to teach me?’

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Is Biden a “Good” Catholic?

Most Americans know the President is a Roman Catholic. Whether or not he’s a “good Catholic” depends — not surprisingly — on who you ask.

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Eight Things Easter-y

Easter — the pinnacle of the Christian calendar, and if we are to be believed, the turning point of time. Yet as is often observed,

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Banana Republic

Have we settled on a name for the events of January 6 yet? “Capitol Riot” is what I hear most. To me, riot sounds too

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Nature has its own religion

My father-in-law died last summer from COVID-19. Minimizers and deniers might ask “Did he die of COVID? Or with COVID?” He never had the virus.

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The Dutch and John Wayne

The United States Post Office in Pella, Iowa is a little jewel. The small but stately red brick colonial structure sits just off the town

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