By Barb Arland-Fye Two different times last week, staffers at the nursing home where my friend lives, about a 35-minute …Read More
Category: People
Celebrating the simple joys | Persons, places and things
By Barb Arland-Fye When our son Colin’s day program for adults with special needs closed again because of the ongoing …Read More
Fr. Juarez blesses the hands of his dentist
(Editor’s note: the following reflection from Father Rudolph Juarez, pastor of St. Anthony Parish in Davenport, appeared in the Sept. …Read More
Listening to God’s whisper
By Barb Arland-Fye Editor While visiting family this summer, I became entangled in a debate with my brother Brian about …Read More
Persons, places and things: The color of prayer
Barb Arland-Fye Editor Megan, a mother in our community critically injured in a car accident last month, loved to watch …Read More
Freudenberg joins Prairie team
For The Catholic Messenger WHEATLAND — The Congregation of the Humility of Mary (CHM) recently announced the addition of Lori …Read More
Work in progress | Persons, places and things
By Barb Arland-Fye Editor Just days ahead of Labor Day, my son Patrick began training for his new job at …Read More












