By Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger DAVENPORT — Brandon Bowman entered the Catholic Church during the Easter Vigil at Sacred Heart Cathedral with a deeper [...]

By Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger Twenty-four children from St. Ann Parish in Long Grove had their feet washed by their pastor before making their [...]

Fr. Andrew Kelly SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER – APRIL 27, 2014 Every Sunday the Risen Jesus penetrates the solid walls of the community’s worship space, [...]

Kathy Berken After attending the Black Hills Passion Play in Spearfish, S.D., some 40 years ago, I had some questions. The 22-scene production complete with [...]

By Corrine Winter On Sunday, April 27, the Church will celebrate the canonizations of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II. Thinking about the two [...]

By this time most of us have completed a major civic duty for the year 2014: we’ve filed our income tax returns. We’ve paid our [...]

Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger On Easter Sunday, Parade magazine published an excerpt from a homily that Pope Francis gave in July during his visit [...]

By Barb Arland-Fye Before Mass began, our choir sang a two-line song that has nestled in our hearts. I glanced over toward Tom’s music stand [...]