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Host a holy hour for vocations. Develop parish/school level committees focused on the work of promoting vocation awareness. A ...

By Anne Marie Amacher The Catholic Messenger DAVENPORT — Scouting America (formerly Boy Scouts of America), American Heritage ...

By Jenna Ebener A reflection During my daily rosary, I recently pondered what seems to be a contradiction in the ...Read More ...

IOWA CITY — For the first time ever, the Diocese of Davenport will host the national meeting of the Federation of Diocesan ...

Clinton has a limited supply of emergency shelters — the men’s shelter at the ASAC King House, the women’s shelter at High ...

By Deacon Angel Hernandez Guest column “Be not afraid.” These are the words Jesus speaks to his disciples after the ...Read ...

Applications for the Marguerite Ritzinger Scholarship of the Diocese of Davenport are being accepted through Feb. 27. Catholic individuals who plan to attend a college or university this fall may ...

Each year, the Davenport Diocese selects a small team of college students and seminarians to lead Totus Tuus, a weeklong, parish-based Catholic youth program. Missionaries spend the summer sharing the ...

Sharon Rose Olberding was born on Jan. 15, 1944, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the eldest child of Vernice and Margaret (Lynch) Olberding. She attended St. Columbkille School in Varina, Iowa, for both ...

Jane Ann McCarthy was born March 17, 1936, in Clinton, the eldest child of Daniel Noel and Colette (Hohenhorst) McCarthy. She attended St. Mary’s School and Mount St. Clare Academy in Clinton, ...

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