By Jenna Ebener A reflection I recently saw the film “Wicked” for the first time. Two scenes in particular have ...Read More ...

A. These are things the liturgy neither prescribes nor forbids. Both are time-honored prayer practices that fall squarely ...

Knights of Columbus councils from Fort Madison and Houghton sponsored a free throw championship for youths ages 9-14 on Jan. ...

Catholic leaders and immigration advocates welcomed a U.S. Court of Appeals decision Jan. 24 that upholds an ...Read More ...

Fye The Catholic Messenger The Congregation of the Humility of Mary (CHM) has announced a new venture in ...Read More ...

By Lisa Powell SAU Theological Perspective With all the recent discourse around mass incarceration in the U.S., many are now ...

Fye Editor My love for praying the Liturgy of the Hours began in 2009 as a student in ...Read More ...

By Anne Marie Amacher The Catholic Messenger Enrollment in Catholic schools in the Diocese of Davenport has grown by more ...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Last month, I celebrated Mass at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison to ...Read ...

Fye The Catholic Messenger Some parishes, particularly in rural communities, have clustered for years while others are making ...

By Hal Green Pondering Prayer There is surely no grander statement of faith in God than Psalm 91. It is ...Read More ...

By Barb Arland-Fye Editor Each year during our Catholic Messenger subscription drive, I ask our staff to reflect on a ...Read ...