(Editor’s note: Patrick Schmadeke, 27, is a graduate of St. Ambrose University (‘13) and a student in the Master of …Read More
Expecting God in Advent
Category: Opinion
The virtue of impatience?
By Corinne Winter How many times have we heard, “Patience is a virtue?” So often perhaps that the saying itself …Read More
Giving requires sacrafice
To the Editor: Several recent articles in The Catholic Messenger expressed concern about the possible doubling of the standard deduction …Read More
Encounter with Christ
To the Editor: Father Mark Francis, CSV, in the November volume of “Worship” magazine in his article, “Pope Francis and …Read More
Keep the ‘fire of faith’ burning
While we’re wringing our hands wondering how to bring young adults back to the church, 800-plus teenagers and adults from …Read More
Male domination
To the Editor: I am writing in response to a Messenger editorial, titled Respect Life: Men and women are equal …Read More
Our response to evil
The last few weeks have seen reports of yet more terror attacks and mass shootings in our country. One of …Read More