By Barb Arland-Fye Editor “Shortly before our mini family reunion in Door County, Wis., my sister-in-law Carleen’s mother died unexpectedly. …Read More
People, places and things: One tough chick
Category: People
Clinton L’Arche blessed with new deck
By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger On Aug. 20, Deacon Jeff Schuetzle, a member of L’Arche Clinton’s Spiritual Life Committee, …Read More
Persons, places and things: Swimming in honor of Beth
By Barb Arland-Fye Editor Even as she struggled with breast cancer, Beth Calabotta took a day off from work to …Read More
The present and hope
(Editor’s note: This is the third column in a three-part series about Hieu Q. Nguyen, 23, a native of Vietnam …Read More
Don’t judge a book by its cover
By Barb Arland-Fye Editor Our floor to ceiling bookcase takes up a wall in our living room and contains a …Read More
Scouts soldier for Christ
For The Catholic Messenger The Hawkeye Area Council Catholic Committee on Scouting put on a Soldier for Christ camporee earlier …Read More
Persons, places and things: The saga continues
By Barb Arland-Fye Editor I stopped by my son Colin’s new apartment in Davenport to drop off a Catholic Messenger …Read More