By Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger Ron Hansen, a Catholic deacon and novelist, has a painting of Shakespeare in his …Read More
Category: People
Persons, places and things: Finding Lenten encouragement in Paul’s letters
By Barb Arland-Fye Editor Hoping to deepen my relationship with Christ this Lent, I chose practices of prayer, fasting and …Read More
Consider donating blood this Lenten season
By Paul Wykowski For The Catholic Messenger The lady from the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center (MVRBC) called to remind …Read More
Persons, places and things: closet clearing during Lent
By Barb Arland-Fye Editor My husband Steve jokes about how his closet space is shrinking while mine is growing. It’s …Read More
Shaw named Irish Mother of the Year
By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger For more than 30 years, Linda Phelan Shaw has walked alongside her Irish family …Read More
Persons, places and things: an invitation to Christ
By Barb Arland-Fye Editor How will you invite Christ into your life this Lent? The Catholic Messenger posed that question …Read More
Husband-wife duo ‘Brock’ the house
By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger SOLON — As Chuck and Alicia Brock planned the worship music for the Diocesan Catholic …Read More