To the Editor: Bishop (Thomas) Zinkula’s call to personal repentance in response to the failing of the church is welcome. …Read More
Category: Opinion
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
We need courage to hear, proclaim the Word
“The Lord Jesus made the deaf to hear and the dumb to speak. May he soon touch your ears to …Read More
Conversion comes from prayer
To the Editor: I must take issue with Mary Lu Callahan’s letter to the editor last week and defend Bishop …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
Now is not the time to stay silent
To the Editor: A recent article in The Catholic Messenger stated that Pope Francis said that Jesus himself showed that …Read More
The wellspring of Tradition
By Patrick Schma deke I just so happened to be in the middle of Yves Congar’s “The Meaning of Tradition” …Read More