Diaconate celebrates 40 years in archdiocese
By Dcn. John & Patrice Winkel Special to The Witness On Sunday, Oct. 28, something very special took place at
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Beautiful churches helped Alaska deacon on road to conversion
Iowa native serves in Alaska diocese, loves sacred spaces By Dan Russo Witness Editor ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Raised a Presbyterian in Manchester, Iowa,
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Iowans involved in effort to establish tuition-free Catholic schools in Haiti
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — Iowa Catholics are playing a role in an ambitious charitable project to provide free Catholic school
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Jesus is our model for self-care
By Lisa Turner, LMFT Special to The Witness If you were to Google “self-care,” the sheer magnitude of hits you
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The sometimes rocky road to self-esteem
By Lisa Turner, LMFT Special to The Witness Over the years, a lot of people have walked into my office
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Trump budget proposal: stealing from the poor to give to rich
By Tony Magliano Robin Hood, the legendary hero of English folklore who took from the rich to give to the
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World Refugee Day: Did you miss it?
World Refugee Day, June 20, came and went with hardly a notice. I almost missed it. Sadly, little mention was
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Retired Archbishop Daniel W. Kucera, OSB dies at 94
Dubuque, Iowa – Archbishop Emeritus Daniel W. Kucera, OSB, died May 30, 2017, at Stonehill Care Center in Dubuque, Iowa.
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A message from heaven: God is the only way to peace
By Tony Magliano Jesus said to his first disciples, and to all future disciples, “Peace I leave with you; my
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