By Kathy Berken I’ve encountered a number of public conversations and images about people with disabilities and the inspiration surrounding …Read More
What if I don’t want to be your inspiration?
Category: Features
Deacon profile
Name: Deacon Joe Welter Family: Wife, Katie, and three boys, Samuel, Andrew, Nathan. Occupation: Engineer for the City of Iowa …Read More
Starting the conversation about young adult Catholics
By Mitchell Narvasa We are in a crisis. There are three statistics, all related, that I’d like to share with …Read More
An appreciation for nonverbal communication
By Jenna Ebener Have you ever noticed how many fiction movies seem to have a nonhuman sidekick? Think of R2-D2 …Read More
St. Joseph – North English
(During the Year of St. Joseph, The Catholic Messenger is featuring churches whose patron saint is St. Joseph.) Location: St. …Read More
Psalm 46: Be still to know God
By Hal Green Through the Internet, we are becoming ever more aware of dire events happening all over our planet, …Read More
Once feared, American Catholics now serve the nation
By Timothy Walch Catholicism is a threat to American democracy! That was a claim spread by Lyman Beecher and many …Read More