Robert, a 45-year-old inmate at Mt. Pleasant Correctional Facility, regrets that he won’t be home for Christmas this year. He …Read More
Category: Editorials
Support the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative
Pax Christi International’s Secretary General spoke to a Clinton audience last month about the importance of active nonviolence in addressing …Read More
A unifying approach to health care
A unifying approach to health care Prolife and social justice principles are integral and related components of Catholic social teaching. …Read More
Make room at the (church) table for Hispanic Catholics
Laughter alternated with earnest dialogue during Miguel Moreno’s lecture to 69 Hispanic Catholics attending a Spanish language session of the …Read More
Return to the source for healing and hope
Staffers from a parish in our diocese made a request of The Catholic Messenger. Provide information about who to contact …Read More
Pro-life, pro-family: church promotes family flourishing
A Muscatine family’s car developed a flat tire and they had no money to fix it. They turned to the …Read More
Homework for the electorate
Iowa’s bishops have released their new “Faithful Citizenship,” which reminds us of our right and duty to vote. The letter …Read More