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In response to the hateful Pride Month letter

To the editor: It’s time to check the facts. The LBGTQIA+ community is not pushing their agenda with a new month. Pride month was established in 1999, not after the marriage amendment was passed in 2013. More importantly, it was used to help a community be seen, heard, and protected. In 1998, Matthew Shepard was brutally beaten, tied up in a field, and left to die, all because he was gay. Your hateful agenda is what made those kids feel like that was OK to do. As you proclaim that every life matters, then why are you not fighting for the most marginalized of our communities? Making ...

Nation of hope

To the Editor: Two hundred forty-seven years ago, in 1776, after affixing his signature to the Declaration of Independence, John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail, explaining the significance of what he and the founding fathers had done. In his letter, he stated, “I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations ...

June is life month, not pride month

To the Editor I was shocked to read on the front page of the June 2 issue of the New Ulm Journal about The Grand Kabaret celebrating June as pride month, with a queer exhibition. June is life month, not Pride Month. Let’s celebrate June 24 as the day Roe v Wade was overturned. When will The Grand Kabaret invite Christians to display their artistry on pro-life issue? When can we submit our pictures showing what abortion really is, even partial birth abortion? Life month, June, would be a perfect time. Is it correct that you truly “want to show not just New Ulm but the entire ...

Hallo from Ulm, Germany!

My name is Bridget Grathwohl, and I am delighted to write this letter as a participant in the 2023 Hans Joohs Exchange Program! Thanks to the Sister Cities Commission, I have the incredible opportunity to spend the next three months in our sister city, Ulm, Germany. I am living with a host family, interning at local companies, and fully immersing myself in the German way of life. Having been born and raised in New Ulm, surrounded by the German traditions that our city proudly carries on, and always hearing about our Sister City, it has been a surreal experience to finally see the ...

Look at abortion statistics for the state of Minnesota

To the editor: I am writing this letter to make citizens aware of abortion statistics for the state of Minnesota and to discuss recent legislation in the state concerning abortion. While going through this information, I would ask all of you to think about whether what is happening is truly good for Minnesota, and whether it is truly women’s health care. The state of Minnesota maintains abortion statistics for abortions performed in Minnesota at the Minnesota Department of Health website. Here is a summary of selected data. In 2021, (latest reported data) there were 10,136 ...

Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist

To the editor: An article appeared in the Tuesday, June 13 edition of the New Ulm Journal titled, “Catholics Honor Christ in Eucharist Procession,” outlining the Catholic Diocese of New Ulm’s Corpus Christi Eucharistic Procession which took place through the streets of New Ulm on Sunday, June 11. As the article accurately stated, the procession is part of the National Eucharistic Revival, a multi-year movement by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to restore an understanding of and devotion to Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. However, the article’s author ...