By Barb Arland-Fye Pulling my husband Steve’s socks onto his feet each morning since his back surgery Oct. 10, I …Read More
Persons, places and things: back surgery and marriage vows
Category: People
Ottumwa organist to celebrate 60 years as a musician
Shadonix will perform a free concert Oct. 30 By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger OTTUMWA — Tom Shadonix, director of …Read More
SAU’s Folwell Center honors Rand Wonio
For The Catholic Messenger When she found herself weighing a job offer while nearing the end of law school, Amanda Elkins, …Read More
Persons, places and things: Redemptive suffering
By Barb Arland-Fye Editor Eighteen months ago, my cousin Connie’s daughter Katie began a challenging journey with cancer two weeks …Read More
Persons, places and things: Pollinator paradise
By Barb Arland-Fye Editor An email arrived with a photo attached that took my breath away. Monarch butterflies, their wings …Read More
Flat Amos is a world traveler
By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger Since the Year of Mercy began last year, Bishop Martin Amos has traveled to …Read More
Pilgrims reflect on pilgrimage to Rome and Assisi, Part II
By Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger St. Teresa’s Canonization Mass, seeing Pope Francis in person, walking through the holy doors …Read More