(As a Black Catholic attending Assumption High in Davenport in 1961, Thomas Mason III wrote an essay he titled, “If …Read More
‘If I were white’ — A Black high school senior reflects on racism
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St. Joseph as protector
By Anne Marie Amacher The Catholic Messenger As the Year of St. Joseph continues, The Catholic Messenger explores how the …Read More
NCYC 2021: in person, or online?
By Anne Marie Amacher The Catholic Messenger Youth ministers and parish staff attended an informational session March 1 on the …Read More
Visit and tour with deacon helps bring Stevens family into the church
By Anne Marie Amacher The Catholic Messenger BLUE GRASS — When Janine Stevens’ grandfather was terminally ill and wished to …Read More
Systemic racism: Black Catholics share their views
By Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger An education bill advancing in the Iowa Legislature would prohibit teaching in government diversity …Read More
Committed to the priesthood
By Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger DAVENPORT — Gratitude and longing. Sentiments expressed after this year’s Chrism Mass, celebrated inside …Read More
State reaches out to Iowa dioceses on vaccine access
Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger DES MOINES — Getting vaccines to underserved populations in Iowa — immigrants, refugees, Hispanic, African …Read More