By Mary Rourke I was particularly touched by Kathy Berken’s Aug. 10 column, “An old friendship and utter transformation,” since …Read More
Category: Features
Open your heart to God
By Deacon Derick Cranston There is a transcendental beauty in the world that humanity naturally longs for and strives to …Read More
An old friendship and utter transformation
By Kathy Berken By all accounts, my dear friend Mary should have died. Instead, she disappeared. I lost track of …Read More
Traveling in rural central Europe
(This is the second of a two-part series.) By Dan Ebener How much would you do to re-build the church? …Read More
Deacon profile: Steve Barton
Name: Steve Barton Age: 60 Family: wife Rosie of nearly 38 years; three adult sons: Tim and his wife Tasha have …Read More
The St. John Paul II connection
By Fr. Thom Hennen Last month I had the opportunity to visit a close friend and seminary classmate for a …Read More
Steve Bartman saga speaks to need for mercy
By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger Most Chicago Cubs fans (and foes) who were alive in 2003 know of Steve …Read More












