Deb Wells regularly encounters veterans living in vehicles, abandoned buildings or under bridges. “Veterans and homelessness should never be in the same sentence, regardless of the challenges they ...

When you pray, seek to enter into a “prayer state.” To understand prayer states, I offer two examples. First, concerning brain waves. Five electrical brain waves have been determined. They are — from ...

Veterans stand in the Lourdes Catholic School gym as students, staff and family members offer a round of applause. The school in Bettendorf hosted a Veterans Day program Nov. 13. BETTENDORF — Deacon ...

Q: How many bishops have been ordained at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Davenport? A: Surprisingly, few! On Sept. 27, Bishop Dennis Walsh was ordained 10th Bishop of the Diocese of Davenport, but he is ...

Luke tells us in the Gospel reading for Thanksgiving Day that just one of the 10 lepers Jesus cleansed returned to thank him. The other nine, we are led to believe, took their cleansing for granted.

“Blessed am I among women!” exclaimed Father Andrew Rauenbuehler, as he gazed over the crowd of 140 women attending a morning retreat at St. Patrick Parish in Iowa City. Father Andrew, pastor of St.

From left, Joshua Soots of Holy Family Parish, Andrew Riesberg of Our Lady of Victory Parish and Trever Bloominger of St. Paul the Apostle Parish, all in Davenport, try to solve a Thanksgiving-themed ...

We were waiting in the sacristy before Saturday night Mass for our pastor, Father Apo Mpanda, to lead us in prayer. This tradition, which Father brought to Our Lady of the River Parish in LeClaire, is ...

Father Sakhile Peter Ndwandwe, visiting from Swaziland in Africa, presided at Mass Nov. 15 inside the Iowa City Catholic Worker Sycamore House. A meal and meeting followed, focused on the protection ...

Former Keokuk Catholic students, from left, Marlys (Brown) McKaig, Karla (Marten) Russell, Nancy (Jobe) Wheeler, Cindy (Murphy) Runge, Kate Pflug and Susan Steele Riley pose for a photo in St. Peter’s ...

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11). Isn’t this naïve, irrational thinking? When ...

Rt. Rev. Betsey Monnot, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa, speaks during an AMOS talk Oct. 5. Listening are Archbishop Thomas Zinkula of the Archdiocese of Dubuque and Rev. Edgar Solis, director ...