Category: Features

Name: Christopher L. Kabat Age: 46 Family: wife, Julie; sons: Nathan (19), Noah (15), John (6). Occupation:  Wealth Management Advisor …Read More

By Hannah Hallman Meant to depict ancient shrines situated on incredible hillsides in Europe and beyond, manmade grottoes offer people …Read More

By Kathy Berken When my friend Pam said that saying grace at a casket at a funeral home is probably …Read More

By Fr. Joe DeFrancisco, S.T.D. As Americans, we just observed our paramount celebration of freedom: the Fourth of July. On …Read More

Name: Tom Hardie Age:  65 Family: wife, Mary; children: Joshua, Katie, son-in-law Jason Jordan; grandchildren: Charles, Makayla, Sarah, Andrew, Evan. …Read More

Name: Joseph Rohret Age:  61 Family:  My wife of 41 years is Tammy and we have two daughters who are …Read More

By Fr. Jim Betzen I am a bilingual priest in Ottumwa in that I am fluent in Spanish. How I …Read More