By Barb Arland-Fye Editor Our chauffeur maneuvered his car up steep, alley-sized streets in the foothills of the Himalayas in …Read More
An encounter with the Dalai Lama
Category: People
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
Persons, places and things: Spending Lent with Uncle Joe
By Barb Arland-Fye Editor My uncle Joe called to ask about my health but the conversation eventually turned to our …Read More
Persons, places and things: A message from God: please write!
By Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger A phone call from a deacon who serves in prison ministry at Iowa State …Read More
Bishop’s mother cherished her family life
Mary Zinkula, 89, mother of Bishop Thomas Zinkula, died Feb. 13 at Keystone Cedars in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, surrounded by …Read More
Persons, places and things: church is family
By Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger On summer evenings working in my office on the second floor of the Chancery …Read More
Persons, places and things: The driver in control
By Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger When the Diocese of Davenport’s chief of staff called my office to say he …Read More