On Jan. 31, the Catholic Diocese of San Angelo released the names of all clergy who have been credibly accused of sexual abuse of a minor during their time serving the diocese. The Diocese of San Angelo was created in 1961. From its foundation until today, there have been a total of 445 priests and 147 permanent deacons who have
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Two of Abilene’s larger churches–First Baptist and the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest–have been looking long and far for an organist. They join a long list of other congregations nationwide learning that a church organist is a prized possession nowadays. Read Loretta Fulton’s article on the shortage of church organists in the Reporter-News.
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By LORETTA FULTON I heard a man once say that the family dog was the best Christian in his household. A sign in my veterinarian’s office says, “Be the Person Your Dog Thinks You Are.” No doubt about it, we are bound at the heart with our animal friends. A favorite service at my church each October is the Blessing
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By TERRY CAGLE Back in the fall of 1995, I attended my 20th high school reunion for the Abilene High class of ’75. Since many of us were in town, the church we attended decided to have a “youth group reunion” on the Sunday of the reunion weekend. Since I was the only “pastor” of the group, I was asked
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By DANNY MINTON Turn on the TV, listen to a conversation, or walk down the mall and you’ll get a picture of the world of our youth today. Sex, violence, drugs, are shown and discussed in many circles. The apathetic work ethic and laziness are thrown out for us to consider. We label a whole generation based on what we
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By SR. BRIGIT-CAROL AND DIANE ROSE “Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10 In our Western culture, we have been conditioned to be comfortable with noise and crowds. Actually, we are addicted to noise. We’ve got to have it! Silence often makes us uncomfortable, and it is certainly not something our society values. Silence interferes with the
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON It was April 6, 1945, just off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. The U.S. naval forces were preparing for an eventual attack on the island with many of the U.S. fleet off the shores. One of those ships was the USS North Carolina, the ship which my dad served on during the last few years of WWII. On
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By LORETTA FULTON Jeff Key looked worried. And then he began to talk and everyone understood why. Key annually gives a State of the World address to members of First Central Presbyterian Church, where he was a member when he taught political science at Hardin-Simmons University. He now is associate professor of government and international affairs at Sweet Briar College,
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By LORETTA FULTON In the fall of 2003, the International Rescue Committee annouced that it would open a satellite office of the Dallas office in Abilene. By January 2004, the first of many to come had arrived in Abilene. On Jan. 24, Abilenians joined refugees and IRC staff and volunteers to celebrate their 15-year partnership. Abilene has been enriched and
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Spirit Of Abilene 