Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The 2016 election season is well underway. Voting begins at the end of September and continues through Election Day, Nov. 8. Many of you have already begun your decision-making process. This time offers an excellent opportunity to examine the candidates and issues with a properly formed conscience, learning and taking to heart the moral and social teaching of the church.
By Emmaline Jurgena For The Catholic Messenger Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Rice Bowl collection continues to grow in donations, generating $85,009 this year. The total is up from $82,353 in 2015, and a vast increase from $63,386 in 2014. Twenty-five percent of the funds collected in the Davenport Diocese stay in the diocese; 75 percent go to CRS programs around the world.
By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger DAVENPORT — St. Ambrose University student Corrigan Goldsmith always enjoyed going on mission trips and doing service projects. But after starting her Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) internship in 2014 and taking part in mandatory leadership training, she began to realize that helping people with immediate needs is just the beginning. Fighting for systemic change is also essential.
DAVENPORT — St. Ambrose University student Corrigan Goldsmith always enjoyed going on mission trips and doing service projects. But after starting her Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) internship in 2014 and taking part in mandatory leadership training, she began to realize that helping people with immediate needs is just the beginning. Fighting for systemic change is also essential. “I started thinking about who I was benefitting,” she said. “People don’t always think about who is being impacted and what they need. We need to make sure we do both (social) action and charity and make both a systemic and immediate impact. That change in thinking is big.”