Skip to content
SAU rent ad
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Podcasting
The Catholic Newspaper of the Diocese of Davenport
Subscribe site
Subscribe/
Renew
E-edition site
E-Edition
donate
TCM Donate
archives
Archives
  • Home
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
  • News
    • Bishop’s News
      • Bishop’s Appointments
      • Bishop’s Opinion
      • Bishop’s Letters
      • Bishop’s Calendar
    • Diocesan News
    • People
    • Opinion
      • Editorials
      • Guest Opinion
      • Letters
    • Top Stories
    • Features
    • Calendar of Events
    • Español
    • Obituaries
  • Subscribe
  • Advertise
    • Advertise with us
    • Classifieds
  • Video
  • Resources/Links
    • Resources/Links
    • Iowa Catholic Radio Stations
    • Links to livestream Masses, videos in the Diocese of Davenport
    • Spirituality
    • E-Edition FAQ/Help
    • Website FAQ
    • Site Map

Category: Opinion

‘Blessed are the peacemakers’

Posted on Mar 20, 2019May 9, 2019 in Editorials, Opinion

A stack of passports sat atop a security officer’s desk in the crowded reception room where visitors waited for an …Read More

Time for Medicare for All

Posted on Mar 14, 2019Mar 13, 2019 in Letters, Opinion

To the Editor: Our current healthcare system is a mess because it’s driven by the almighty dollar. We need a …Read More

Be aware of the past

Posted on Mar 14, 2019Mar 13, 2019 in Letters, Opinion

To the Editor: A letter in the Feb. 21 edition of The Catholic Messenger supported the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions …Read More

Film looks at death penalty

Posted on Mar 14, 2019Mar 13, 2019 in Letters, Opinion

To the Editor: Pope Francis recently declared, “For believers and non-believers alike, every life is good and its dignity must …Read More

Smoke and mirrors?

Posted on Mar 14, 2019Mar 13, 2019 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
Smoke and mirrors?

By Dr. Tim Millea “All the other kids are doing it, so why can’t I?” The parental reply ended the …Read More

Penguins get the message

Posted on Mar 7, 2019Mar 6, 2019 in Editorials, Opinion

A “wintery” mixture of weather, as TV meteorologists call it, brewed outside my house. Inside, my husband Steve and I …Read More

The many fruits of discernment

Posted on Mar 7, 2019Mar 6, 2019 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
The many fruits of discernment

By Patrick Schmadeke Discernment might be akin to a revolving door — the process should never really stop if we …Read More

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts
HMD Funeral
IP-Notice-PSA

OSV News

At Lourdes, Pope Leo XIV holds private meeting with abuse survivors
27 September 2026
Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus address given Sept. 27, 2026
27 September 2026
In Lourdes, Pope Leo rejects ‘false compassion’ of assisted dying, condemns abortion of the disabled
27 September 2026
Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s World Day of Migrants and Refugees message
27 September 2026
Pope Leo prays for the sick and suffering in the Lourdes grotto in France
26 September 2026
Copyright © 2009-2023 The Catholic Messenger All rights reserved.
Send feedback to messenger@davenportdiocese.org.
This material may not be broadcast, published, rewritten or redistributed without written permission.
Obits