Diocesan News
- Natural Family Planning Awareness Week: Couples share their stories
By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger Each year, the Catholic Church endeavors to share its beliefs about human sexuality, conjugal […]
- Teens learn to defend the pro-life message
By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger IOWA CITY — Conventional wisdom says that kids can’t sit through a 15-minute talk […]
Features
- Finding hope and joy in times of disappointment
By Lindsay Steele Colorful blooms are among my favorite things in life. Every year I think I’ve figured out the […]
- Fulfilling a dream
(Editor’s note: Jenna Ebener, a graduate of St. Ambrose University in Davenport, is a social worker at a school in […]
Opinion
- Lessons from Magdala
By Corinne Winter On July 22, the church celebrated the feast of St. Mary Magdalene. Just a year ago, Pope […]
- 2018 synod to focus on youths
The wheels have been in motion for more than a year in preparation for the October 2018 synod. Bishops, observers […]
People
- Persons, places and things: Spirituality in ordinary times
By Barb Arland-Fye Editor Three months ago, Father Joe DeFrancisco offered a column proposal for The Catholic Messenger that I […]
- Popular St. Ambrose professor had his heart in the right place
By Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger DAVENPORT — Students loved Father Joe DeFrancisco, a professor of theology at St. Ambrose […]