David and Goliath, Israel and Hamas: Which One is the David?

This essay was written by Arthur C. Donart, Ph. D. The recent violence in the Middle East was a “George Floyd” event that settles nothing.  First a group of White Supremacists march through a Black neighborhood shouting, “Kill all...
ISIL, the Taliban, and the Ten Commandments

ISIL, the Taliban, and the Ten Commandments

Arthur C. Donart, PhD wrote this essay. A Sunday, May 9, 2021, Washington Post article by Susannah George and Sharif Hassan elucidates the tragedy of a horrible bombing of a Hazara girls’ school.  This attack killed at least 50 girls and wounded 100...

Some Suggestions to Improve Policing

Arthur C. Donart, Ph.D., wrote this essay. Unfortunately, Police violence has been in the news constantly, as has violence by shooters, rioters, and others.  There is a saying, that “violence begets violence.”  We are still in the Easter season, and...
Alleluia!  Christ Rose and Walked Forth!  So Should We.

Alleluia! Christ Rose and Walked Forth! So Should We.

Deacon Arthur C. Donart, Ph. D.; SFO wrote this message. Easter is the highest Holy Day in Christianity.  In preparation for the Easter celebration, there are 40 days of Lent, which is a special time for fasting and penance.  In this year, 2021, the...
WWJD?  Heal Everyone!

WWJD? Heal Everyone!

This essay was written by Deacon Arthur C. Donart, Ph. D.; SFO I worked at the East Moline State Hospital while attending St. Ambrose College, from 1958 through 1962, as a Psychiatric Tech, II.  Ordained June 2, 1984, I served in the Hospital Chaplaincy Corps for...