By Patrick Schmadeke “We have always been a people of memory.” This thought pierced my consciousness recently while reading about …Read More
How we remember matters
Category: Opinion
Our church’s future depends on all of us
Catholics are uncomfortable talking about their faith. It’s not a Catholic thing to do. Those two statements contained in an …Read More
The eternal mother-child connection
By Dr. Timothy Millea The closing verse in the Gospel of Matthew carries a powerful metaphysical message: “Behold, I am …Read More
All my relations
Last August the sainthood cause of Black Elk (Heȟáka Sápa) was accepted by the Vatican. This is both wonderful and tendentious. …Read More
Learn to compromise
To the Editor: The inability of our elected leaders to compromise has led to the longest government shutdown in U.S. …Read More
Caregiving: an encounter with Christ
After ordination to the diaconate, Deacon Mike Snyder of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Bettendorf hoped to begin studies …Read More
Call abortion what it is
A woman in the media affairs office of Planned Parenthood of the Heartland answered a call from The Catholic Messenger …Read More