By Barb Arland-Fye Editor We stood on a sturdy, wooden bridge at the bottom of a rugged trail shaded by …Read More
Category: People
Persons, places and things: ‘Love that changes lives’
By Barb Arland-Fye Editor One of my favorite readings in the Old Testament is the story of Ruth, who leaves …Read More
Persons, place and things: ‘RIGHT LANE CLOSED’
By Barb Arland-Fye Editor Heading out of the office in central Davenport for a Monday afternoon meeting in northeast Bettendorf, …Read More
Father Tom Stratman 1925-2023
Father Thomas Fr. Stratman, 97, a retired priest of the Diocese of Davenport, died Aug. 19 at Clarissa C. Cook …Read More
Persons, places and things: On vacation with God and family
By Barb Arland-Fye Editor Tanner emerged from beneath the lake’s surface almost effortlessly, standing on a wakeboard and riding the …Read More
Persons, places and things: At ‘home’ in the Church
By Barb Arland-Fye Editor Whenever we visit St. Paul, Minnesota I convince our family to attend weekend Mass with me …Read More
New principal steps up to help hometown Catholic school
By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger WASHINGTON — When public school teacher Erik Buchholz heard that St. James Catholic School’s …Read More










