By Anne Marie Amacher By the fall of 2014, all public and accredited private schools in the state of Iowa will have begun implementing Iowa [...]

By Barb Arland-Fye Parish faith formation leaders and clergy spent a day together exploring digital communication as a way to help parishioners grow in their [...]

By Fr. Bill Kneemiller Another year has sped by, and again I am traveling up north with my Reserve unit from Cedar Rapids. I’m wondering: [...]

Name: Dan Huber Age: 47 Family:  Married for 21 years to my wife, Rachel.  We have two daughters: Sarah, who will be a freshman at [...]

By Dan Ebener We made the walk alone. A steep, slippery walk from the village to the statue. It was a cold and rainy evening. [...]

To the Editor: In the May 23 issue of The Catholic Messenger, Father Ron Rolheiser wrote on the wages of celibacy. Excellent as usual. However, [...]

By Anne Marie Amacher DAVENPORT — On May 22 the last of Dave and Tish Haut’s five children graduated from St. Paul the Apostle Catholic [...]

By Barb Arland-Fye Bishop Martin Amos arrived at a house in Clinton for dinner and received hugs and handshakes from the five housemates meeting him [...]