Lyle Sheldon grew up in rural Clinton County, working as a farmhand until he was drafted by the Army in 1941. After training in Louisiana, his division was loaded up on ships and sent to Northern Ireland…then to Scotland…then to Africa. His unit was…
Hope, it seems, can be very hard to find. On Monday, I found myself at the gym, trying to do anything that would distract me from the painstakingly slow clock ticking down on the treadmill. So I looked up at the handful of TV screens lining the front…
Lauren Schroeder heard the name Dietrich Bonhoeffer mentioned in a sermon at St. Paul, as well as in her confirmation studies. Lauren, a student at Rivermont Collegiate, was intrigued by what she heard about the theologian and Nazi dissenter – so muc…
I don’t know Raul Castro personally. My travel itinerary in the coming months doesn’t appear to be bringing me close to his company either. If given the chance, however, I’d love to tool around Havana in the backseat of one of those ’57 Chevy taxis,…
Yeehaw! It’s a country picnic with all the fixin’s! Bring your lawn chair, sunscreen, straw hats, and boots for all sorts of fun in the sun for all ages. Burgers, pork chops, and hot dogs will sizzle on the grill. Bring a dish to share – desserts for…
On the 900 block of Tremont Avenue in Davenport, two Habitat for Humanity homes will be built this year. One is supported primarily by Catholics, in honor of Pope Francis. The other is supported primarily by Lutherans, including St. Paul. Kristi Craf…
As the water dances, and shoots, and gurgles, and flows, from the stone fountain at Vander Veer Botanical Park – people surely know that spring is here in the Quad Cities. As drivers buzz by on Harrison and Brady streets, and see walkers and joggers…
Their faith stories are meaningful and unique to each of their beautiful souls. The 48 St. Paul confirmands for 2015 shared their faith stories during Lenten Wednesdays. It’s a tradition that gives students the chance to use their creativity to share…
Rebecca Wee and her siblings grew up in a home full of books, with parents who read to them. She loved nursery rhymes and fairy tales, and apparently, had passages of Beowulf memorized by age 3. Children feel rhyme and meter with their bodies, and as…
The next time you open up a book – be it a science fiction thriller or the latest Abraham Lincoln biography – you will be tempted to flip directly to the first page. Forget the table of contents or that strange page with all the tiny print that tells…
Wayne Granneman remembers pieces of the car fly around him, as a crack made its way across the windshield. He was in an intersection in Montana, just a short distance from his fishing destination. A Dodge Ram pickup truck had just hit his car. Once e…
It began with a question. A woman named Mavoreen Briggs was an auxiliary volunteer at what is now Genesis Medical Center. And there was a rule that bugged her. So she asked: “Could we change the rule about not talking to patients when we take the Not…