By Barb Arland-Fye Summer passes as swiftly as the ethereal rainbow I savored on my way home from work last …Read More
Persons, places and things: A carousel, a camper and a kitchen
Category: archives
Fr. Ott, Ottumwa native, dies
Father William Richard “Dick” Ott, SJ, a native of the Diocese of Davenport, died July 15 at the Josie Harper …Read More
Seminarian spends summer at Chancery
By Emmaline Jurgena The Catholic Messenger Seminarian Johnathan “Johnny” Blauw, a summer resident at diocesan headquarters in Davenport, is making …Read More
From Nun to four, order growing in Sisterhood
By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger After making her perpetual vows 10 years ago, Mother Susan Rueve of the Franciscan …Read More
Saying farewell to St. Anne’s church and parish
By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger WELTON — As longtime parishioner Pat Frey entered St. Anne Church before the final …Read More
Sr. Poluch celebrates 70 years
Sister Olga Poluch, DSF, will celebrate her 70th jubilee Aug. 15. She was born June 25, 1925, in Slovakia. She …Read More
Church demolitions hurt rural communities
To the Editor: I am deeply saddened, as many others are, of the decision to demolish St. Anne’s Welton Church …Read More