Mary Zinkula, 89, mother of Bishop Thomas Zinkula, died Feb. 13 at Keystone Cedars in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, surrounded by …Read More
Bishop’s mother cherished her family life
Category: People
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
Newman Center prayer service honors U of I student who died in bitter cold
By Elizabeth Starr For The Catholic Messenger IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa’s Newman Catholic Student Center hosted a …Read More
Persons, places and things: A Catholic’s courtship with a nondenominational church
By Barb Arland-Fye Editor I participated recently in a conversation with other Catholic parents of young adults to share reflections …Read More
Lay people are called to find the lost sheep
By Dan Ebener For The Catholic Messenger Luke 15: 4-7 “What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing …Read More
Fr. Hai Duc Dinh: God has a plan
By Mary and Judith Costello For The Catholic Messenger “In 1988 I attempted to escape from Vietnam and was caught …Read More