By Corinne Winter The Gospel for the Solemnity of the Ascension — celebrated this year on Sunday, June 2 — …Read More
Make a commitment to ongoing conversion
Category: Opinion
Remember your baptism
By Lisa Powell The first week of kindergarten my daughter informed me that a boy in her class said her …Read More
Taking the high road
A woman prays the rosary across the street from a Planned Parenthood clinic in southeastern Pennsylvania as a belligerent state …Read More
Context to president’s statements
To the Editor: I’d like to address a Letter to the Editor in the May 9 Catholic Messenger about President Trump’s insensitive …Read More
Green sanctuary
By Father Bud Grant We hear a lot about “sanctuary cities” these days. In Iowa we have 12 sanctuary counties …Read More
Thank you to our priests
To the Editor: In 1996, Holy Family Church offered the first Divine Mercy Sunday celebration in Davenport. Since then, we …Read More
Insensitivity toward transgender persons
To the Editor: The 5/2/19 issue of The Catholic Messenger, front page, had an article by Tom Chapman (executive director …Read More