A letter I wrote to the Catholic Messenger, the newsletter of the Davenport diocese, in response to an article that was referenced in the Cedar Rapids Gazette, which indicated the church's sympathy for victims was becoming "strained."
I gave this sermon at my church, St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Fort Dodge,Iowa, in July of 2007. I was very proud of our pastor, David Grindberg, for asking me to do this, and of the people in the church for their openness to receive it.