How much do you know about the history of Catholicism in Iowa? That question popped into my mind when I …Read More
Iowa Catholic history: lessons from an old magazine
Category: Features
Live the spirit of Guadalupe and Las Posadas celebrations
The Son is the refulgence of his glory, the very imprint of his being and who sustains all things by …Read More
Get on the train and seek Jesus
In the movie “The Polar Express,” we go on a journey with a boy to the North Pole. This boy …Read More
St. Joseph Parish – DeWitt
(During the Year of St. Joseph, The Catholic Messenger is featuring churches whose patron saint is St. Joseph.) Location: St. …Read More
Nativity straw and the Bread of Life
(Editor’s note: Father Charles Fladung, pastor of St. Mary Parish in Solon, shared the following reflection for the fourth Sunday …Read More
Fire: it’s not just for Advent candles
I love fire! No, I’m not a pyromaniac. I love the symbolism of fire that stretches from science to religion …Read More
Remembering Father Aloysius Schmitt, the patriotic priest of Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941. On that day 80 years ago Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor, which marked the …Read More