The Three Stories of Thanksgiving Day In reflecting on this Day of Thanksgiving, I thought of three stories that are bound up in this National Holiday. 1) The story of the first Thanksgiving – The c...Read More
Nov. 12, 2023 – Indulgences Part 2 – How do we obtain an Indulgences? Last week I talked about Indulgences, and what they are. This week I want to talk HOW do we actually obtain indulgen...Read More
Masses of All Saints Day, which is a Holy Day of Obligation: Tuesday Oct. 31 at 6:30 PM at St. Mary’s Eldora Wednesday Nov. 1 at 6:30 PM at St. Mary’s Iowa Falls Tues. Oct. 31 at 5:30pm at...Read More
Catholics and Praying for the Dead First of all, a reminder about Masses of All Saints Day, which is a Holy Day of Obligation: Tues. Oct. 31 at 5:30pm at St. Mary’s Ackley Wed. Nov. 1 at 6:30pm at S...Read More
We have a new Archbishop! This past Wednesday, Thomas Zinkula was installed as the new Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Dubuque. It is a beautiful thing to watch a priest who has been a good friend an...Read More
October is the month of the Rosary. But where did we get the rosary from anyway? It originated from the ancient Christian tradition of the regularly praying the Psalms. This structured prayer of prayi...Read More
USCCB Mental Health Campaign Raises Awareness In October, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) announced the launch of a National Catholic Mental Health Campaign. The goal of the c...Read More
Archbishop-Elect Zinkula will lead a vesper service on Tuesday, October 17 at 6:30 PM The Installation Mass will take place on Wednesday, October 18 at 2:00 PM Both can be viewed by clicking here http...Read More
October 8 – Bartolo Longo, Satanist Converted by the Rosary During the month of the rosary, I wanted to share with you a story of a man whose life was deeply influenced by the rosary. Bartolo Longo ...Read More