By Fr. Joe DeFrancisco, S.T.D. As Americans, we just observed our paramount celebration of freedom: the Fourth of July. On …Read More
The Holy Spirit: grace of freedom
Category: Features
Deacon candidate profile: Tom Hardie
Name: Tom Hardie Age: 65 Family: wife, Mary; children: Joshua, Katie, son-in-law Jason Jordan; grandchildren: Charles, Makayla, Sarah, Andrew, Evan. …Read More
Pastor shares why, how he became fluent in Spanish
By Fr. Jim Betzen I am a bilingual priest in Ottumwa in that I am fluent in Spanish. How I …Read More
Deacon candidate profile: Joseph Rohret
Name: Joseph Rohret Age: 61 Family: My wife of 41 years is Tammy and we have two daughters who are …Read More
Summer break and reflecting on God as my rock
(Editor’s note: Jenna Ebener, a graduate of St. Ambrose University in Davenport, is a social worker at a school in …Read More
God’s presence during times of darkness
By Deacon Derick Cranston “What I show you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, …Read More
Deacon candidate profile: Dan Freeman
Name: Dan Freeman Age: 62 Family: Wife Judy; daughter Danielle is married to Jeff and has three children: Emma, Brianna …Read More