By Barb Arland-Fye Editor As a kid, I snooped in my Grandma Irene Arland’s dresser and found a typewritten letter …Read More
‘His mother kept all these things in her heart’ | Persons, places and things
Category: People
Lighting the way to ‘NOEL’
By Barb Arland-Fye Editor Sorting through strings of multicolored Christmas lights to decorate our deck for the Advent and Christmas …Read More
The patience invitation
“The key word in my homily is patience,” Father Apo Mpanda said, preparing us (we did not realize) for homework …Read More
Praying at home for Advent | Persons, places and things
By Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger A gift arrived in the mail in time for Advent — A Christmas letter …Read More
PWD — Praying while distracted | Persons, places and things
By Barb Arland-Fye Editor While proofreading pages for this week’s issue of The Catholic Messenger, my heart skipped a beat …Read More
There’s more to life than a state championship
By Father Guillermo Treviño For The Catholic Messenger On Nov. 19, Regina High School in Iowa City won its eighth …Read More
A family’s love of trains | Persons, places and things
By Barb Arland-Fye Editor Our younger son Patrick celebrated his birthday last week at our house with pizza, pie and …Read More