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Only Love is moral

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By Deacon Scott Dodge– Do what is good and avoid what is evil. This is morality in a nutshell. In a Christian tenor: love God with all your heart, might,…

The Voluntary Prisoner/Priest of Topaz

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By Gary Topping– (This article originally was published in the Intermountain Catholic on 10/9/2015 and is reprinted here to follow up on other articles published within the last week on…

Three practical steps to address homelessness in Utah

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By Jean Welch Hill– For the past two years, state, Salt Lake County and Salt Lake City leaders have been meeting to address homelessness in Utah over the long term. …

Drinking Beer with Protestants 500 Years Post-Reformation

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By Michael Patrick O’Brien– A Catholic, a Lutheran, a Methodist, a Presbyterian, and an Episcopalian, all sit down for a drink together. Sounds like the beginning of a corny joke,…

The moral imperative to vote

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By Jean Welch Hill– As a 3rd Congressional District constituent, I am torn between the candidates.  Watching the Utah Debate Commission debate on television and listening to the A Better…

Transforming a grave injustice into opportunity for others

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By Renee Morita (Guest Contributor)– (Editorial note: Mike O’Brien’s blog on 10/16/17 discussed his visit to Topaz with Renee. Renee has graciously agreed to share her family’s full story again,…

Make an appointment with God

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By Deacon Scott Dodge– Below are four basic points about prayer. Being a Christian means being a person who prays. In his book The Art of Praying, Romano Guardini averred…

Seeing (Deceased) Bishop Scanlan—Literally

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By Gary Topping– During my long career as a historian, I’ve done a number of what we call “oral history” interviews, where I sat down with a participant in some…

Crucifixion and Resurrection in Utah’s West Desert

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By Michael Patrick O’Brien– Life is a repeating pattern of crucifixion and resurrection. A recent visit to Topaz, the ruins of Utah’s historic World War II internment camp for Japanese…

On Extemporaneous Prayer

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By Rick Knuth (guest contributor)– A few years ago, after the closing of a corporate merger deal I’d had a small role in, I attended a celebratory dinner and was…