Category: archives

By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger PELLA — As deacon candidate Dan Freeman pledged “I do” to continuing his formation …Read More

Editor’s note: In Lent 2013, Father Rich Adam’s Sheltie Maggie Sue embarked upon a new career of writing a special …Read More

By Kathy Berken My dear friend Lee Nagel (National Conference for Catechetical Leadership executive director) died on Memorial Day (see …Read More

To the Editor: I bought a “Maryknoll Book of Poetry” recently. Today I read the following poem in it: So …Read More

To the Editor: To all my family, friends, fellow parishioners, community members, and all those I don’t know personally, I’d …Read More

By Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger IOWA CITY — Collaboration between parishes remains a priority for Bishop Martin Amos and …Read More

If religious faith is an important element in the way you make decisions, the law may not force you to …Read More