By Barb Arland-Fye Over a simple, homemade meal of zucchini soup and bread, 15 of us seated at different tables …Read More
Persons, places and things: A conversation on racism and white privilege
Category: People
Book from concentration camp inspires award-winning essay
By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger Eighth-grader Mary Rolfstad is the first Catholic school student to place in the annual …Read More
Persons, places and things: conversations at the Prairie
By Barb Arland-Fye Editor Sister Margaret Kruse’s invitation last October intrigued me. As the new director of Our Lady of …Read More
Persons, places and things: On the road to India
By Barb Arland-Fye Editor The Dalai Lama’s name had been on the approved list to receive the Pacem in Terris …Read More
McCormick Pries is Irish Mother of the Year
By Anne Marie Amacher The Catholic Messenger “I was totally taken by surprise,” said Chris McCormick Pries on being named …Read More
An encounter with the Dalai Lama
By Barb Arland-Fye Editor Our chauffeur maneuvered his car up steep, alley-sized streets in the foothills of the Himalayas in …Read More
Persons, places and things: suitcases and a Lenten journey
By Barb Arland-Fye As I packed my suitcase for a trip out of the country, I thought about a Lenten …Read More