By Kim Novak Guest Column Who are the people that silently, invisibly, animate the threads of our lives? Those who ...Read ...

Overall enrollment for preschool through senior year in high school was up 252 students compared to last school year. “One of ...

St. Wenceslaus Parish in Iowa City is grateful for the gift of art and its ability to connect people to the Catholic faith.

Father Catich’s art generated both praise and controversy. In the 1950s, his piece “Theophora” stirred up people when on ...

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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Catholics in southeastern Iowa have strong bonds to their local parishes. Those parishes ...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, National Catholic Schools Week, an annual celebration of Catholic education, will take place the week of Jan. 25-31. As I write to you today, I am filled with ...

Dear Paul and Maggie Kim, I read the article in The Catholic Messenger and cried (1/8/2026 issue, Page 7). Your family’s faith and courage is amazing. I come from a family of eight boys and nine girls ...

Catholic Schools Week is Jan. 25-31. It’s a good time to highlight an encouraging trend. For the last few years, enrollment in Catholic schools in the Davenport Diocese has increased. The current ...