By LORETTA FULTON During March, which is Women’s History Month, Spirit of Abilene will feature posts from contributors about women of spiritual influence in the Bible, in their personal lives, and from history. Below is a story I wrote for the Abilene Reporter-News for Women’s History Month in 2016. It is about a woman who was a giant in the
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Drive by the old St. Ann Hospital at 1350 Cypress St. and it looks like nothing is happening. Chain link fence surrounds the property and there are signs of some demolition. A worker’s gloves are stuck in the fence and a lock and chain deter trespassers. Basically, the building looks empty and neglected. It may be empty, but it is
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By LORETTA FULTON Even if Stephanie Hamm didn’t want to be a social activist, she would have little choice. “I have social justice in my veins,” she said. Hamm, an associate professor in the School of Social Work at Abilene Christian University, was guest speaker Feb. 6 for the weekly program at First Central Presbyterian Church. Stephanie Hamm, left, visits
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By LORETTA FULTON In case anyone missed the point, Joseph Tobias made sure they got it. The audience in Hardin-Simmons’ Behren’s Chapel had just heard Scripture read in various languages and watched a parade of flags by students from different countries. They heard “Hallelujah” in several lanugages at once. It was a rousing way to start International Week on campus
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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 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,
Read moreVolunteers are needed for the annual Point in Time survey of homeless people in Taylor County, which will begin at midnight Jan. 24 and end at 11:59 p.m. Jan. 25. Deadline to volunteer is Jan. 16. The survey is sponsored by Home Again West Texas and is required by the Department of Housing and Urban Development for agencies such as Home
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Each year, the Religion News Association asks its members to vote on the top stories of the year. They are stories of consequence, like this year’s top story, the Pennsylvania grand jury report that accused 301 Catholic priests of sexually abusing at least 1,000 minors. The top religion stories in Abilene ususally don’t carry that kind of weight, but they
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For 20 years, a group of faithful folks has showed up every Thursday at Hendrick Hospice Care to sing to patients and their families. Click the link below to read Loretta Fulton’s story in the Spiritual Life section of the Dec. 29th issue of the Reporter-News. https://www.reporternews.com/story/life/faith/2018/12/28/singers-share-music-and-love-each-week-abilene-hospice/2415040002/
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