(Editor’s note: This is the second of two stories about Stephen Ministry, which provides one-to-one care to people experiencing a difficult …Read More
The healing goes both ways, Stephen Ministers say
Category: Diocesan News
Community and compassion illuminate service project
For The Catholic Messenger BETTENDORF — Fourth-grade students at Lourdes Catholic School, led by teacher Elizabeth Sieren, launched a service …Read More
Bishop’s statement on President Trump’s Pope meme
The recent publication of a meme depicting the President as the Pope, and its amplification by many of his supporters …Read More
Latest podcast focuses on Viva Memoria, Chrism Mass
By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger In the latest Catholic Messenger Conversations podcast (Ep. 68), Bishop Dennis Walsh offers additional …Read More
Celebrating the life of the people’s pope: Memorial Mass for Pope Francis draws faithful to cathedral
By Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger DAVENPORT — Trien Ngo celebrated his birthday April 28 with his wife and three …Read More
A ministry of presence: Stephen Ministers offer a listening ear
By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger Two years ago, Emily Kauble discovered her beloved aunt’s suicide. “She had struggled her …Read More
Legislative update on conscience protections, immigration enforcement, Medicaid changes
By Tom Chapman For The Catholic Messenger The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has created a special page to …Read More