By Bill Sheridan At age 75, I no longer have celebrity or athlete heroes. I’ve come to realize that they …Read More
Category: People
Threads of Love
By Claire Riggan For The Catholic Messenger Rita Jenn of St. Joseph Parish in Hills was a devoted Catholic, wife, mother, …Read More
Persons, places and things: Parking and serving the common good
By Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger Summoned for jury duty with 499 other Scott County residents, my first thoughts did …Read More
Persons, places and things Love conquers the clutter
By Barb Arland-Fye Two, 6-inch-high stacks of magazines teeter on a coffee table next to the sofa where my husband …Read More
Persons, places and things: Roadmap to Christmas
By Barb Arland-Fye Editor Two weeks before Christmas my son Colin found a hidden gift that tops his wish list. …Read More
Sr. Flynn makes religious profession
For The Catholic Messenger SINSINAWA, Wis. — Davenport native Sister Kathy Flynn, OP, made her perpetual profession with the …Read More
A gift from heaven this Advent
By Barb Arland-Fye Editor Grandma Irene Arland died years ago, but responses to a cousin’s recent Facebook post about her …Read More











