By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger Bishop Dennis Walsh braced himself on a couch in his Davenport apartment, waiting for …Read More
A gift of companionship: Bishop and Rosa settle in for their first Iowa Christmas
Category: Diocesan News
Respond to others’ needs
By Sister Mara For The Catholic Messenger Advent Week 4 On this Fourth Sunday of Advent, God’s Word reminds us …Read More
Card contest winner chose ‘classic’ theme
By Anne Marie Amacher The Catholic Messenger When fifth-grader Harrison Dardis of Regina Catholic Education Center in Iowa City learned …Read More
SAU winter undergraduate commencement is Dec. 14
DAVENPORT — Kara Baker ’19 will deliver the keynote address at St. Ambrose University’s 2024 winter undergraduate commencement ceremony. The …Read More
Traveling trophy makes its return
By Anne Marie Amacher The Catholic Messenger DAVENPORT — Whenever Jim Martens went to a visitation at Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home, …Read More
‘Don’t wait until the last minute’ to make end-of-life plans
By Anne Marie Amacher The Catholic Messenger BLUE GRASS — Deacon Dan Freeman posed this question: “What does the Church …Read More
River champion accepts Pacem Award with gratitude and a boatload of humor
By Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger DAVENPORT — Chad Pregracke might have delivered the most humorous acceptance speech in the …Read More