A woman in the media affairs office of Planned Parenthood of the Heartland answered a call from The Catholic Messenger …Read More
Category: Editorials
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
Make room at the inn
Kudos to Humility Homes and Services and other organizations that collaborated to ensure adults needing emergency overnight shelter this winter …Read More
Racism: a reality check for all of us
Joseph Flowers, an African-American, recalls being pulled over while driving his Mercedes Benz in a neighborhood near his home in …Read More
An attitude of gratitude
Laughter entered the locker room of a local YMCA where three women — two having finished their workouts and one …Read More