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Guest column: Pope Francis wants not another church, but a different church

Val.Handwerker@st.pat.cdom.org (Val Handwerker) — Wed, 2 Mar 2022 04:00:13 -0600

In churches throughout the world, and right here in Memphis, small groups are gathering to pray and reflect on the future of the church. St. Patrick Catholic Church is trying to heed Pope Francis’ invitation to “journey together.”

Opinion: Lent, fasting and raising the minimum wage

Val.Handwerker@st.pat.cdom.org (Val Handwerker) — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 15:07:06 -0600

During this Lent, the Prophet Isaiah’s strident call — given in God’s name — asks us to do our fasting by “releasing those bound unjustly.” May that perspective lead us in our national debate on raising, for the first time in 12 years, our federal minimum wage.

Opinion: Christian symbols had no place at the Capitol insurrection

Val.Handwerker@st.pat.cdom.org (Val Handwerker) — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 04:00:07 -0600

Carrying Christian symbols in the midst of violent attacks and mob rule insults our Christian faith. Crosses and signs saying “Jesus Saves” are blatantly out of place as our nation faces insurgency and rebellion.

What if a lottery picked those who risk their lives to reopen the economy

Val.Handwerker@st.pat.cdom.org (Val Handwerker) — Sat, 16 May 2020 04:00:11 -0500

Like the lottery for military service during the Vietnam War, what if there was a lottery of a certain number from other segments of society — with no exceptions allowed — who would serve on the meatpacking lines for a month?

A future tied to its past in South Downtown Memphis

Val.Handwerker@st.pat.cdom.org (Val Handwerker) — Sun, 9 Jun 2019 10:21:29 -0500

The interfaith organization MICAH wants to make sure former Foote Homes residents have access to a significant number of the new units under construction on the site.