My husband Steve is praying the rosary daily as part of his Lenten journey this year and I have been praying with him. Colin, our son with autism, joined us last Saturday night but it has been several ...

Father Damian Ilokaba recently earned Employee of the Month distinction for his work at Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Iowa City. Father Ilokaba, a Nigerian native and retired priest of the ...

A bill that would help offenders reintegrate into society sooner without undermining public safety, which the Iowa Catholic Conference (ICC) supports, has moved forward. The Iowa House voted 88-0 last ...

By Fr. Dominic Nguyen For The Catholic Messenger Lent 2025 Week 4 I grew up in a very Catholic, populated ...Read More ...

The Israelites, newly arrived in the Promised Land, “ate of the produce of the land in the form of unleavened cakes and parched grain,” Joshua tells us in the first reading for the fourth Sunday of ...

I have been continuing to ponder the meaning of Holy Week. I recently read an interesting insight about Good Friday that has captivated my mind and my heart. In Bob Schuchts’ book, “Be Healed,” he ...

Fye The Catholic Messenger Working families, senior citizens and individuals with disabilities who depend on food pantries ...

A: Contrary to popular thinking, Ash Wednesday is not a holy day of obligation. You do not have to go to Mass that day or ...

During the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of the German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp Auschwitz in January, Guide Szymon, left, and Eva Mozes’ son, Alex Kor, stop in front of a photo ...

I was sitting in my local coffee shop. Over the low hum of music in my headphones, I hear a customer leaving the café. She says to one of the baristas, “take care!” as she exits. The barista smiles ...