By Sam Aitchiso The Church is Alive! It was just a regular lecture hall on a chilly Wednesday night, but ...Read More ...

CENTERVILLE — Each year, the Centerville community comes together to help in-need families at Christmastime through Operation ...

A multi-parish group of women dreamed of starting a ministry to support families that choose life amid difficult circumstances. The women, who knew each other through their involvement in local ...

The infant Jesus, wearing a crown, is inside a gift box — He is a present to us. A cross is adorned with a string of lights.

“For many Byzantine and Ukrainian Catholics, the Holy Supper and singing of parts of Great Compline are the highlights of the ...

It is natural to our human nature. We like certainty. We like plans. We like to know everything we are doing between now and ...

By Jenna Ebener A reflection In a world filled with such apparent division, I have been noticing many beautiful reminders ...

Fye Editorial In the third century, during a time of intense persecution of Christians, Roman authorities forced a ...Read ...

By Hal Green Pondering Prayer As a child, I used to dream of flying on a magic carpet. Little did ...Read More ...

Bishop Walsh preached in Spanish, providing an English translation to The Catholic Messenger. He noted that Mary appeared on ...

By Kathy Berken On Deck When I was growing up, we put together our Nativity set with Mary, Joseph, the ...Read More ...

The Catholic Messenger During this Advent season, many parishes throughout the Diocese of Davenport will add additional penance services in ...Read More ...