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

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

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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 ...

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

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