Several times a month, community columnists weigh in on matters of faith and values. The Faith and Values column appears Mondays, and features retired Methodist minister Paul Graves, of Sandpoint; ...
We find ourselves in the midst of a crisis of truth. Trust in public institutions of knowledge (schools, legacy media, ...
“Truth is always in danger of being sacrificed on the altars of good taste and social stability.” (William Sloan Coffin, “Credo”). Actually, Coffin was being modest about how many altars truth is ...
Reading Victor Joecks’ commentary (“Why we are unable to resolve debates that divide America” October 16, 2025) calls for more reflection on the age-old debate about church and state, or religion and ...
Bishop Anthony Frontiero, an official for the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, said during the annual summit on Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in ...