Maintaining religious freedom
Each year during the two weeks leading up to the Fourth of July the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
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Faith Formation
Lay formation program participants growing deeper in faith
IMPACT accepting applications for its 2017-2019 sessions By Dan Russo Witness Editor WAVERLY — When Father Ken Glaser asked John
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Synod on young people coming in 2018
Dioceses around the world are preparing for the event By Dan Russo Witness Editor DUBUQUE — The Catholic Church is
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Remembering miscarried and stillborn babies as part of our spiritual community
By Mark Schmidt Director of the Office of Respect Life/Social Justice I don’t know exactly how old I was, older
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ISU student shares her conversion story
Will officially join the Catholic Church during Easter Vigil By Sue Stanton Witness Correspondent AMES — For a “cradle Catholic,”
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Woman joining church at Easter Vigil in Independence
By Jill Kruse Witness Editorial Assistant INDEPENDENCE — “It’s been a long journey, but it’s been a wonderful journey,” said
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Becoming ‘battle ready’: over 300 attend Archdiocesan Men’s Conference
By Dan Russo Witness Editor CEDAR RAPIDS — As Doug Barry held up a knife in one hand and a
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Learning from Lazarus: what this Bible story can teach us about preparing for death
By Mark Schmidt Director of Respect Life/Social Justice In this Sunday’s Gospel we hear the story of a man named
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Beef relief: why Catholics eat fish on Fridays during Lent
By Jill Kruse Witness Editorial Assistant Whether their personal preference is cod or walleye, baked or fried, in the form
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On hospice and palliative care: God will not abandon us
By Mark Schmidt Director of the Office of Respect Life and Social Justice When I worked as a hospice chaplain a
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