A wall-size photograph of the inside of a city bus dominates the entrance to the “Race: Are We So Different?” …Read More
Category: Editorials
Our church’s future depends on all of us
Catholics are uncomfortable talking about their faith. It’s not a Catholic thing to do. Those two statements contained in an …Read More
Caregiving: an encounter with Christ
After ordination to the diaconate, Deacon Mike Snyder of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Bettendorf hoped to begin studies …Read More
Call abortion what it is
A woman in the media affairs office of Planned Parenthood of the Heartland answered a call from The Catholic Messenger …Read More
Good politics is at the service of peace
A reader told The Catholic Messenger, “The church should stay out of politics!” That phrase echoed during the run-up to …Read More
Cradle the baby Jesus
The time came for Mary to give birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid …Read More
Take the ‘First Step’ in criminal justice reform
Every adult male who enters the Iowa Department of Corrections begins that journey at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center …Read More