By Barb Arland-Fye Our growing appreciation for the farmers and laborers whose work sets our dinner table with fruits, vegetables, …Read More
Category: Editorials
Advent: the journey begins
By Barb Arland-Fye The image of a young woman absorbed in prayer appears in the second pane of our Advent …Read More
‘With gratitude … we transmit a bit of hope’
By Barb Arland-Fye A dusty, nearly 70-year-old rosary and equally dusty military ID tag arrived in a package in …Read More
Cooperating with the Creator
By Barb Arland-Fye Forty-three years ago, St. John Paul II celebrated Mass at Living History Farms near Des Moines, making …Read More
Black Catholic History Month
By Barb Arland-Fye Father Josh Johnson, one of the narrators in the compelling documentary “A Place At the Table: African …Read More
An antidote to political campaign advertising
By Barb Arland-Fye Few political candidates have been spared or, conversely, spared their opponents of disparaging comments, distortion of platforms …Read More
Economic justice for all: stop wage theft
By Barb Arland-Fye An estimated 250,000 Iowa workers, many of them earning minimum wage, have been deprived of more than …Read More









