By Judith Costello Have you ever struck up a conversation with a stranger at the airport? Usually, polite conversation dictates …Read More
In the air over Iowa, Catholic connection made
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Praying, writing fulfill Carmelite Sister
By Barb Arland-Fye ELDRDIGE — Sister Mary Jo Loebig entered the Carmelite community in 1975, some 25 years after she …Read More
As child, Sister of Humility mulled vocation
By Anne Marie Amacher For nearly all of her adult life, 83-year-old Sister Rosalia Riedel, CHM, has lived and served …Read More
Keeping Christ in Christmas
By Frank Wessling The themes of justice and peace rise up in these weeks of Advent as Christians open a …Read More
Retirement fund benefits two diocesan communities
Launched in 1988, the Retirement Fund for Religious assists retired women and men religious who gave generously in service to …Read More
Upcoming events
LITURGY/PRAYER Clinton — The Sisters of St. Francis invite the public to join them at Vespers — evening prayer — …Read More
Consider what Holy Spirit wants for Church
The prospect of losing parishes is haunting people like me in the pews. However, I challenge all the laity to …Read More