Catholic News & Perspective

January 2023

Jan 30

Iowa enacts school choice bill, giving more opportunities for Catholic schools

By: Anne Marie Amacher, Barb Arland-Fye (OSV News) — A new law that passed swiftly by the Iowa Legislature on Jan. 24 gives more families the opportunity to choose between sending their children to private or public schools in Iowa, beginning with the next school year, 2023-24. “I am thrilled that both the Iowa House and the...
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Jan 27

Opening the Word: The necessity of humility as a Christian

By: Father Joshua J. Whitfield “For blessedness starts with humility,” said St. Augustine. He was right, of course. As we consider these readings for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, as we consider our Christian walk generally, it’s good to recall this simple truth, the virtue without which no Christian walk is possible...
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