By Father Guillermo Treviño For The Catholic Messenger (Editor’s note: Father Guillermo Treviño wrote the following acceptance speech for his 2022 Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership Award, presented to him Nov. 15 during the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ General Assembly. The award from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development honors young adults “who demonstrate leadership in fighting poverty and injustice in the United States through community.”)
By Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger Reflecting on his experience at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ fall general assembly Nov. 14-17 in Baltimore, Bishop Thomas Zinkula focused on the value of building relationships.
The Holy Father announced that the upcoming 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops will be held in two sessions, spaced one year apart: the first from October 4 to 29, 2023, the second in October 2024
The 124-year-old St. Vincent Center in Davenport is getting an energy audit as the first step in the Diocese of Davenport’s Laudato Si’ Action Plan launched Oct. 4 on the memorial of St. Francis of Assisi. It is a multifaceted, seven-year plan intended to inspire the people of the diocese to build on their relationship with God, each other and all of God’s creation.
Desiring a bright and abundant future for her grandchildren and all humanity, Jean Simpson prayed, listened to God and found guidance in “Laudato Si’” (subtitled “On Care for Our Common Home), an encyclical by Pope Francis. The Holy Father called for restoring relationships between people and God, people and each other and all of God’s creation.
The 124-year-old St. Vincent Center in Davenport is getting an energy audit as the first step in the Diocese of Davenport’s Laudato Si’ Action Plan launched Oct. 4 on the memorial of St. Francis of Assisi. It is a multifaceted, seven-year plan intended to inspire the people of the diocese to build on their relationship with God, each other and all of God’s creation.
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In his 2015 encyclical, Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home, the Holy Father speaks of relationships: between God and humanity, among the peoples of humanity, and between humanity and creation, of which humanity is a part. In his message for this year’s Season of Creation, Pope Francis again speaks of the urgency in responding to these relationships — to the cries of the earth and the poor.
By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger Keokuk native Rachel Dunlap entered religious life with the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Dubuque, Iowa, last fall at the age of 25. As a candidate, she lived with sisters, sharing their way of life and getting to know the community members better. Last month, she began her novitiate journey with the Rite of Initiation. “Novitiate is a two-year period focused on prayer, deeper vocation discernment, study and ministry,” she explained.
The Dicastery for Evangelization is calling for entries for the Hymn for the Holy Year 2025, encouraging those interested to set to music a provided text which expresses the essence of the Jubilee event.
The diocese participates in a Mission Cooperative Plan (MCP) to promote awareness of missions worldwide in the parishes throughout the diocese, the diocesan website states.
On Wednesday, January 26, 2022, the XV Ordinary Council of the Synod of Bishops met in person and online. The following items were at the center of their work: a progress report on the synodal process around the world and the articulation of criteria for the "reports" prepared by Dioceses, Episcopal Conferences, the Synods of Eastern Churches and other ecclesial bodies.