LITURGY/PRAYER Bettendorf — An Our Lady of Fatima rosary rally will take place Oct. 16 at noon at the southwest …Read More
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Parishioners ask questions about planning process
(Editor’s note: Diocesan Planning Commission co-chairs, Father Jim Vrba and Ruth Skeens, answer the following questions raised during recent parish planning meetings held at seven locations …Read More
Sister Teresita Kelly, OP
Sister Teresita Kelly, OP, died Oct. 7 at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, Wis. She was born July 4, 1914, …Read More
Former ‘top model’ embraces her Catholic faith
By Christopher Green IOWA CITY — Leah Darrow, a 2004 contestant on the reality show “America’s Next Top Model,” spoke …Read More
Nonprofits must file returns or lose tax-exempt status
More than 3,600 small community-based nonprofits in Iowa are in jeopardy of losing their tax-exempt status. The loss of this status …Read More
Talk against gay marriage puts gay people at risk
The current climate of opinion in the country seems testy at best and dangerous for many. In the latter category …Read More
Diocesan appeal vital for ministry of chaplains, others
I was thrilled to see Father Vitolds Valainis’ picture on the front page of The Catholic Messenger’s Sept. 23 issue. …Read More