There’s more to Catholic liturgy wars

On the first Sunday of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV stood on the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica and did something that shocked some Catholics – he chanted the Marian prayer Regina Caeli in Latin.

Marc Garneau touches the face of God

MONTREAL – There’s been a lot of attention lately on one of the world’s bigmouths and his vision for space flight.

Hospital must move forward

As it has been said many times before, sometimes the best decision is the only decision. That was the case in January and is the case again in June. The sale of Clinton Regional Hospital must forge ahead.

‘Cancel culture’ has become orthodoxy

At a town hall meeting in the Pentagon last February, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, “I think the single dumbest phrase in military history is ‘our diversity is our strength.’” Talk about dumb.

Trump’s inexplicable assailment

HAARLEM, the Netherlands – These were the people we liberated during World War II, who enlisted in the Cold War, who agreed to welcome our bases, who embraced our movies and television shows, and who supported our fast-food establishments and business enterprises.

Fort Reno: It’s time to make it right

Recently I saw Congressman Frank Lucas in an interview with Oklahoma City television station KWTV. The topic was Fort Reno.Long before Lucas was elected to Congress in the early 1990s, the Cheyenne and Arapaho people argued Fort Reno rightfully belongs to them.

Trump should work with the Senate

In the past week, as never before, President Donald Trump showed mastery of the legislative process. When his gargantuan tax bill was stalled, he went to Capitol Hill to deliver a double-barreled message. To the fiscal hawks, he said not to “mess around with Medicaid.

America’s disappointing decline

LONDON, England – Once, they loved us.Not everybody, of course.But many millions of people beyond our borders were grateful for our generosity, admired our creativity, envied our freedoms, shared our dreams and purchased our products.

I enjoy the gardens everyone else plants

Summer arrived suddenly. It was as if spring got shortchanged and we leapt from late winter into summer with nothing in between. I watched the gardeners wake with a start and begin tearing up their lawns and gardens with a fury, as if they had overslept and had to make up for lost time.

Family expects woman to pay sister’s expenses

DEAR HARRIETTE: I’m a woman in my early 20s, just starting out in my career and trying to get my footing financially. My older sister, who’s in her late 20s, recently accepted a new job in Missouri and is planning to move soon, but she doesn’t have the money to make it happen.