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By Father Bill Kneemiller Guest Opinion In September 1968, Padre Pio, one of the most well-known saints in the 20th …Read More

Sister Mary Lou Durbala, CHM (Sister Mary Philip), 82, died Feb. 18 at Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines. Mary Lou …Read More

To the Editor: On Dec. 15, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI, in his “Motu Proprio, Omnium in Mentem,” clarified Canon 1008 …Read More

By Celine Klosterman MOUNT PLEASANT – As her husband, Dale, was dying in 2008, Joann Mallams sought a way to …Read More

By Frank Wessling In an ideal world, children would gain the knowledge they need for life by following and learning …Read More

By Barb Arland-Fye My husband Steve usually accompanies me to the Stations of the Cross followed by soup supper at …Read More

To the Editor: The Deanery Diocesan Planning meeting with Bishop Martin Amos in Mount Pleasant was about nine months ago. …Read More