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ASK AUGUSTINE

Mainline and other denominations continue to wrestle with issues involving the marriage of homosexuals and their ordination. What do you think the Christian response should be to these issues? Too often the response of the Christian community to homosexuals has been homophobic leading to an emotional rejection of homosexual people. Our Lord does not regard the sin of homosexuality as the worst sin, but neither does He dismiss it or think lightly of it. Homosexuals are no greater sinners than are heterosexuals in that we all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. The homosexual ...

Many influencers are money-grubbing con artists

Not all of them. Some influencers simply want to persuade and perhaps help others better their lives or their community. Their subject could be politics, economics, music, health or fashion. But social media has become inundated with influencers who harm their devotees, some on purpose. Or ...

EMPTY NEST

My Empty Nest column is in 50 some newspapers, give or take, in three states. The reason I say “give or take” is because I'm not sure what all newspapers carry my column. I'm often surprised when someone calls and says they read my column in Yayhoo, Iowa. I had no idea I was in Yayhoo, Iowa. The way publishers spread my column around is sort of a mystery. Maybe because it's free. Ya think? The reason “Syndicated” is in quotation marks, is because, since I write for free, is it technically syndicated? Beats the pants off of me. I'm often asked how I got my column in so many ...

Fulton Sheen and me

History yields people whose influence extends far beyond their earthly lives. They become teachers to generations they never met, spiritual companions to people whose names they never knew, and reminders that faith is not merely a set of propositions to be accepted but a way of life to be ...

Brass Tacks from Rural Iowa: The price is… high

I have a habit of watching C-SPAN, with my coffee, possibly more mornings than I’d like to admit. That or RFD-TV, which has real-time updates on grain or fertilizer prices. But every now and again I take a break and flip through a few channels before setting about my day at hand. Not too ...

While the world is on fire, the media are still obsessed with Israel

No one likes to think they're being hysterical. And nothing makes hysterical people angrier than being described as such. So, let me offer my apologies in advance for what follows. Jeremy Musighi, an independent researcher, recently released a study analyzing 14.7 million news articles ...