By Fr. Dominic Nguyen For The Catholic Messenger Lent 2025 Week 4 I grew up in a very Catholic, populated …Read More
Practices of our faith and service to others should come from the sincerity of our hearts
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A retired Catholic educator’s commitment to teaching about the Holocaust
By Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger Chris Green’s journey to Auschwitz began 20 years ago when one of her junior …Read More
Ottumwa parishes planning to become one: Parishes’ leaders say merger will strengthen faith community
By Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger OTTUMWA — Ed Wilson, who grew up in St. Mary of the Visitation Parish, …Read More
Thank goodness for more chances!
By Deacon Joe Welter The Catholic Messenger Lent 2025 – Week 3 Having been born and resided in Iowa my …Read More
‘Only I can do it, but not alone’: Faith and community strengthen priest during ongoing cancer battle
By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger Father Marty Goetz walked through the Massabielle Grotto during a pilgrimage to Lourdes, France …Read More
Bishop encourages all to ‘see the foundation of your faith’
By Anne Marie Amacher The Catholic Messenger DAVENPORT — Rome is a central part of Catholic history and Bishop Dennis …Read More
‘What are you looking for?’ A journey to the Catholic Church
By Barb Arland-Fye and Anne Marie Amacher The Catholic Messenger On the first Sunday of Lent, 188 individuals on a …Read More