Diocesan News
- Keokuk school receives upgrades
By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger KEOKUK — At the start of its 164th school year, one of the oldest […]
- JFK students go full STEAM ahead
By Anne Marie Amacher The Catholic Messenger DAVENPORT — Fourteen students at John F. Kennedy Catholic School worked on a […]
Features
- What eclipse did you see?
By Kathy Berken A few weeks ago, on a bright and gorgeous sunny day, I decided to take a bike […]
- Kentucky mission: We are not given more than we can handle
Eight adults and 14 youths from parishes in Oxford, Cosgrove, Pella and Coralville headed to David, Ky., this summer to […]
Opinion
- Leave hymns, prayers alone
To the Editor: I’m writing in response to Don Moeller’s suggestion that we should modernize hymns and prayers. I respectfully […]
- Dealing with drug addiction
Nearly one year ago an editorial appeared on this page titled “Heroin epidemic isn’t a back alley problem; it’s ours.” […]
People
- Persons, places and things: This little crucifix comforts the dying in a big way
By Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger An Irish penal crucifix like the one that caught Father Bill Reynold’s eye on […]
- Remembering Ryan: a homily
By Fr. Edmond Dunn (Editor’s note: Father Edmond Dunn, a retired professor of St. Ambrose University in Davenport, and the […]