Father Robert Striegel retired from active ministry Nov. 7. Born in Ottumwa, Fr. Striegel, 69, attended Catholic schools in Harper …Read More
Fr. Striegel retires from active ministry
Category: Diocesan News
SAU peer ministers support students’ faith
By Anne Marie Amacher The Catholic Messenger DAVENPORT —Getting the word out and personally inviting students living in the dorms …Read More
Responding as church in a complicated world
By Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger Bishop Martin Amos returned from the annual fall meeting of his fellow bishops with …Read More
Remembering the Year of Mercy
By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger On Nov. 20, Pope Francis closed the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica and …Read More
What I am thankful for in 2016
(Editor’s note: With this week’s Catholic Messenger being published on Thanksgiving Day, we asked three members of the Diocese of …Read More
Veterans Day focuses on the cost of freedom
By Anne Marie Amacher The Catholic Messenger DAVENPORT — A sea of red, white and blue filled the All Saints …Read More
In their own words: the impact of Bishop Amos
Clarence Darrow, member of the Diocesan Review Board and Diocesan Pastoral Council The bishop has placed the diocese on a …Read More