By Barb Arland-Fye Watching 78-year-old Grandpa Ray do “cannonballs” off a pontoon boat, and his sons and grandsons trying to …Read More
Persons, places and things: It takes a family
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Bishop-designate Robert Gruss makes his oath of fidelity
Bishop-designate Robert Gruss makes his oath of fidelity to Bishop Martin Amos during Mass on July 17 at Sacred Heart …Read More
Woman feels ‘stirred up for a mission’ on evangelization team
By Anne Marie Amacher DAVENPORT — For three years Mary Schechinger has contemplated taking off a year of college to …Read More
St. Ambrose honored for community service
DAVENPORT — St. Ambrose University made the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. The university was one of 511 …Read More
Making our way in our blue boat home
By Father Bud Grant Remember the “lifeboat” dilemma? Too many people want on a boat: unless some are left off, …Read More
Helping groups within our own diocese
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Every day, we are challenged to respond in some way to the pain and …Read More
Free Trade Agreements are not free
President Obama has stated that he is going to submit several so-called “free trade agreements” to the Senate for ratification …Read More