Diocesan News
- Burlington-area Catholics gear up for Faith Fest
By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger Divine Mercy Parish in Burlington/West Burlington is hosting its fifth-annual Faith Festival Aug. 17 […]
- Spirit of the Prairie fundraiser
For The Catholic Messenger WHEATLAND — The eighth annual “Spirit of the Prairie” fundraiser for Our Lady of the Prairie […]
Features
- Finding God on the rocks
By Kathy Berken Earlier this summer while camping with my family at Devil’s Lake State Park near Baraboo, Wis., I […]
- Called and gifted: channeling the power of the Holy Spirit
By Michael Cipriano Why do I sometimes feel energized even though I am doing something that is physically, mentally and/or […]
Opinion
- Take action for life
Two life-affirming developments took place last week that invite our response this summer and beyond. First, the Holy Father announced […]
- Advocate for environmental justice
To the Editor: This month marks 73 years since the United States dropped atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima […]
People
- The gift of a Madonna: New Catholic finished portrait before her death
By Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger PELLA — Rebecca Madden wasn’t Catholic when she began her oil painting of a […]
- Persons, places and things: Stocking the shelves with kindness
By Barb Arland-Fye Editor A grateful father’s video of an encounter between his teenage son with autism and a young […]
