By Anne Marie Amacher The Catholic Messenger DAVENPORT — For decades, Brad Merritt has had a project in his head …Read More
Category: People
Persons, places and things: A hair-raising experience
By Barb Arland-Fye Editor Nearly eight weeks into the coronavirus crisis, I gave into temptation and clipped my own hair …Read More
Persons, places and things: Sending love through the glass
By Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger We held handmade birthday posters and waved excitedly at Betty Drumm, seated like a …Read More
Persons, places and things: A visit to the ‘library’
By Barb Arland-Fye Editor As physical distancing precautions continue because of the coronavirus crisis, I realized a need for bookshelf …Read More
Sharing Christ’s message, one mask at a time
By Timothy Walch For The Catholic Messenger “What you have done for the least of my brethren,” Christ says in …Read More
Persons, places and things: Families get creative in the time of coronavirus
By Barb Arland-Fye Editor From the holy to the humorous, families are responding to the coronavirus pandemic in creative and …Read More
Persons, places and things: Mass attendance at home
By Barb Arland-Fye Editor My husband Steve and I were latecomers to “attending” Mass together online during this nebulous time …Read More











