By Jim Hussey I first completed RAGBRAI when it was SAGBRAI, the Second Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, so …Read More
Perspectives from the periphery
Category: Features
Reaching out to the peripheries
By Jourdan Reynolds The dog days of summer are upon us and activities in the church have slowed down as …Read More
Gazing at God’s creation
By Jenna Ebener I was standing in the back of a pickup truck in Haiti. As I held onto the …Read More
All are called to holiness
By Father Troy Richmond In his most recent Apostolic Exhortation, “Gaudete et Exsultate” (Rejoice and be Glad), Pope Francis reminds …Read More
The Shrine of Christ’s Passion
By Fr. Guillermo Trevino I was invited by the Diocese of Davenport’s Multicultural Ministry coordinator to help lead a pilgrimage …Read More
Social media and a grave visit
Social Media Did you know that The Catholic Messenger is now on Instagram? For years, we’ve been active on Facebook …Read More
The music of our soul
By Deacon Derick Cranston There is utter and complete pitch-black darkness. It is an all-consuming “nothingness” that suffocates any definition …Read More
