By Kim Novak Unfolding Spirit It’s day nine in Guatemala, and the poverty continues to be both oppressive and intriguing.

Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, recommends that dioceses offer the special holy hour.

Walking into a Catholic Church during Lent it is easy to tell the season. The color purple is used. No flowers are in the sanctuary. Symbols such as a wooden cross or crown of thorns are somewhere in ...

By Hal Green Pondering Prayer Love is the greatest of all the gifts of the spirit of God. In truth, ...Read More ...

By Dan Russo Editorial If you knew a sex trafficker or abusive partner could more easily force a victim to ...Read More ...

Fye For The Catholic Messenger Every winter — usually the last Wednesday or Thursday in January — staff ...Read More ...

By Sam Aitchison The Church is Alive! An article and research study of 50,000 people reported by Forbes in 2025 ...Read More ...

Tim Tebow Foundation sponsored the Iowa Quad Cities Night to Shine, hosted by St. John Vianney Parish-Bettendorf and St. Ambrose University. Nearly 1,000 churches hosted Night to Shine events across ...

DAVENPORT — Sister M. Anthony Worrell, OSF, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christ the Divine Teacher, works hard ...

When I pause to reflect on the challenges currently facing our country and world, and how I should respond, my instinct is often to turn to the wisdom offered in the Second Vatican Council document ...

One of the kids asked, ‘where do the ashes come from?’” Unsatisfied with giving the boy the quickest answer — that the ashes came from a local religious-goods store — Father Weir decided to dig into ...

By Tom Murray Guest Column The word “sophomore” comes from the Greek roots sophos (wise) and moros (foolish) — a “wise fool.” In the ...Read More ...