By Lisa Powell Though the preferential option for the poor is now considered a pillar of Catholic Social Teaching (CST), …Read More
Preferential option and Black Lives Matter
Category: Opinion
We are family
Parishioners viewed one another “Brady Bunch” style on computer screens from their individual homes during a virtual parish council meeting …Read More
Connect the dots
Today marks the start of a yearlong commemoration of the fifth-anniversary of “Laudato Si,” the encyclical Pope Francis wrote about …Read More
Our faith
To the Editor: Catholics need to receive the Eucharist and God understands the situation right now, as do our clergy. …Read More
Wise decisions regarding return to Mass
To the Editor: We would like to thank Bishop Thomas Zinkula and the other Iowa bishops for being cautious about …Read More
A vision of faith, hope and love
During a Catholic Messenger Conversations podcast last week, Bishop Thomas Zinkula responded to an observation that the year 2020 lacks …Read More
Support efforts to love God and neighbor
To the Editor: We Christians know that we must love and obey God above all things and love our neighbor …Read More