By Marianne Wood Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, and Valentine’s Day, the start of another day of sweet gratification, begin on the same day this year. Is there a Greg playing a trick on us…a ploy by a calendar miscreant? For the faithful, one must choose a path to indulgence or piety. What to do! Shall we count this
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By Loretta Fulton A celebration of the 10th anniversary of the ordination of Michael Sis as Bishop of the Diocese of San Angelo was held Jan. 14 at Sacred Heart Cathedral in San Angelo. The diocese includes four congregations in Abilene–Holy Family, Sacred Heart, St. Francis of Assisi, and St. Vincent Pallotti. Sis was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of
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Theology summed up: Jesus loves me, this I know; Bible tells me so. Glenn Dromgoole is a former editor of the Abilene Reporter-News and the author of numerous books. He and his wife, Carol, own Texas Star Trading Company.
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By Nancy Patrick Isn’t it amazing how our views of birthdays change as we climb (or limp) up the age ladder? In childhood, I remember thinking that if my parents hadn’t waited three years to have me, I could match the ages of my older cousins. Then in adolescence, I counted days waiting for important birthdays: at fourteen I could
Read moreBy Danny Minton While browsing through some old emails, I came across the following story, which was sent to me over twenty years ago. I’m unsure who the original author was, but I found at least three versions online. It’s old, but the thoughts it provokes are still as fresh today as years ago. “Years ago, a farmer owned land
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A public lecture on the book of Genesis is set for Tuesday, Feb. 20, at Abilene Christian University. Dr. Mark Hamilton, professor of Old Testament at ACU, will deliver an address titled “Genesis and Its World” beginning at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20 in the Packer Forum of the Brown Library on the ACU Campus. Admission is free. The lecture also
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By Jim Nichols The return address on the envelope read “National Funeral Directors Association” and it arrived at my home address in about 1983. It contained eight brief pamphlets concerning funerals including costs, related professional services, pre-arranging, what to say or not at a funeral, children at funerals — it was a veritable gold mine of information. The arrival of
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A new survey by the Pew Research Center takes a look at who the “nones” and what they believe. The survey delves into how atheists, agnostics and those who describe their religion as “nothing in particular” see God, religion, morality, science and more. Are they opposed to religion? What are their views about science? Is their growth good or bad
Read moreBy Danny Minton I’m not a biologist or an astronomer, but both are fascinating fields to study. Over the years, I came across a couple of interesting finds that made me stop and think about the universe in which we live. Our bodies contain a protein called “Laminins.” The definition I found states, “Laminins are major proteins in the basal lamina,
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