By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger Natural Family Planning methods benefit couples trying to achieve or avoid pregnancy and …Read More
Category: People
Planting seeds of hospitality
By Barb Arland-Fye Editor Guests were coming for dinner following Saturday night Mass and my son Colin’s excitement level soared …Read More
Three continents and 31 years of service
By Pat Knopick and Jan Pullela For The Catholic Messenger Becoming a priest was not young Apo Mpanda’s initial vocation …Read More
Persons, places and things: RAGBRAI companions
By Barb Arland-Fye Editor Last week I prayed for a RAGBRAI experience offering manageable hills, plenty of flat stretches of …Read More
‘I’m not embarrassed anymore’
Pro-life advocate shares the startling truth about her origins By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger CLINTON — Peggy Jenkins flipped …Read More
Persons, places and things: Biker up! It’s RAGBRAI
By Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger My husband Steve’s verbal directions for a long-distance bike ride sounded ideal to prepare …Read More
Bishop from Davenport Diocese has his ‘day’
By Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger The State of South Dakota gave a sendoff to Bishop Robert Gruss that he …Read More












