POLITICAL RANCOR
How did we become so determined to make enemies out of each other? Poem By Glenn Dromgoole
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COUNSELORS, CHILDREN LOVING CCC CAMPS at Grace Fellowship Church
By Loretta Fulton “My mom gave me a dime to buy a lime.” “My mom gave me a quarter to buy water. And on and on it went–one rhyme after another in a silly little song that everyone was loving. That was the scene June 26 at the Caring in Action (CIA) camp hosted by Connecting Caring Communities and held
Read moreFORMER ABILENIAN BECCA KELLO ORDAINED EPISCOPAL DEACON IN SERVICE AT HEAVENLY REST
Rebecca “Becca” Kello was ordained as a deacon June 14 in a service at the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest. The Rt. Rev. Scott Mayer, bishop of the Diocese of Northwest Texas, presided. Kello will begin her job as associate rector at Christ Episcopal Church and campus chaplain at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky, July 1. Kello
Read moreFirst Peek
At the first peek of daylight I give thanks for another day.
Read moreHSU students hear from Dr. Virginia Connally in preparation for medical mission to Peru
By Loretta Fulton Anyone getting ready for a medical mission trip to an international destination naturally would have some worries. Knowing the language should not be one of them, according to a young woman who has been there. “Don’t worry about knowing the language,” said Keelan O’Connell Camacho. “The universal language is love.” And that is exactly what a
Read moreLocal family experiences daily joys of observing Ramadan
By Loretta Fulton At precisely 8:40 p.m., Anas and Hannah Daghmoumi sat down at a small serving table to break the Ramadan fast with a guest in their home. Two children, ages 3 and a half and 5, had their own “break-fast” at the kitchen table. The adults enjoyed dates shipped from California, clustered nuts, hot tea, and Hannah’s homemade
Read moreSpeaker urges ‘connection’ and ‘relationship’ in fighting poverty
By Loretta Fulton During the Great Depression, the government instituted a plan to fight the high unemployment rate based on “relief, recovery, and reform.” That was the philosophy behind President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal program to immediately assist those in need, jumpstart the economy, and then keep the economy stable. The speaker for a seminar on poverty held May
Read moreHoly Family’s ‘Father Fred’ honored for 50 years service as a priest
Monsignor Frederick G. Nawarskas, right, prepares for a special Mass on May 19 at Holy Family Catholic Church in honor of the 50th anniversary of “Father Fred’s” ordination to the priesthood. The Most Rev. Michael Sis, bishop of the Diocese of San Angelo, presided over the Mass, which was attended by about 500 people. “Father Fred” has been at Holy
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