Spirit Of Abilene

ST. VINCENT INSTALLS NEW PRIEST

By LORETTA FULTON The new priest at St. Vincent Pallotti Catholic Church must have felt a little dazzled Sunday night as parishoners packed the nave
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‘LEADERS NEED A HEART TO CARE’

By LORETTA FULTON The usual high-energy opening from the founder of the Global Leadership Summit was missing this year, replaced by a statement of confession and contrition from the
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A DIFFERENT WAY: HOW CAN WE HELP?

By JANICE SIX A couple of years ago for Christmas my son and his wife gave me a framed quote from a song by the Avett Brothers. The quote reads,
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WHAT DO I FEED?

By AMY BOONE About 15 years ago at Bible Study Fellowship I overheard a woman telling someone about a bird sanctuary on the outskirts of town. My ears perked up
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HARD CONVERSATIONS AND GRACE

Photos courtesy Scott Delony Abilene Christian University By LORETTA FULTON “My name is Houston Heflin, and I don’t like hard conversation.” That opening remark was made by
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HOW TO ‘RECLAIM CHRISTIANITY’

“Reclaiming Christianity” is a new book written by the Rt. Rev. Claude Payne of Abilene, a retired bishop and rector in the Episcopal Church. Payne 86, started on the book
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ST. VINCENT PRIEST WELL TRAVELED

The Rev. Emilio Sosa was raised in an orphanage in Mexico, with several unsuccessful adoptions. He was raised in a loving environment at the orphanage by nuns who saw
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ABILENE HOSTS WORLD VISITORS

Dr. Mohammad Al-Sayyad, an Abilene physician, leads Juma’a Prayers By LORETTA FULTON The theme for a two-week gathering in Abilene of people from various ethnicities
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FOR PILGRIMS, JOURNEY MORE IMPORTANT THAN DESTINATION

By MEREDITH STONE Did you feel closer to God? This is the question that I have been asked several times since returning from a two-week trip to Israel/Palestine in
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THE GOAL: TO FINISH THE RACE

By DANNY MINTON By 1926 Henry Robert “Bobby” Pearce was one of the worlds greatest scullers. At the age of 21, he had won the Australian Single Scull Championship with
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