Summer 2021 is winding down, and teachers are already preparing their classrooms for the fall semester. My Indiana granddaughters start school today (August 11). Back in olden times when I was a student, we were out of school by the end of May and didn’t resume until after…
“And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God” (Matthew 16:16).This was the moment Jesus decided to reveal his true identity to his disciples. Becoming famous, there were numerous conversations about him. Some said that he was Elijah or just another…
Alma Moreno & Gabriel Corona. DAVE HRBACEK | THE CATHOLIC SPIRIT Owners, Los Padres Mexican Food Edina Age: Corona, 44; Moreno, 40 Parish: Sts. Joachim and Anne, Shakopee Spouse: One another! Children: Claudia, 22; Sergio, 19; Emiliano, 18; Gaby, 17; Magdalena, 8 Number of years with company: 4…
Pencil Preaching for Wednesday, August 11, 2021 Aug 10, 2021 “Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven” (Matthew 18:18). Deut 34:1-12; Matt 18:15-20 Commemoration of St. Clare of Assisi The figure of Moses emerges within Jewish history as the founder of Israel and the source…
By María Camp Published 7:35 pm Tuesday, August 10, 2021 Community churches worked together to organize two prayer walks Sunday – one at Tharptown High School and the other at Russellville High School – as the new school year nears. Travis Flannagin, student minister at Tharptown Baptist Church,…
By Rhonda Gould Community columnist Philippians 1:6 being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ. How do you feel when you’re going through it? Hard times, that is! Everyone has them. No one…
“I’ve been blown away by how God has been using ‘My Jesus’ to impact so many lives,” Wilson tells Billboard. “I’m so honored that He chose me to be His vessel for this specific time and season. My favorite part so far has been seeing people sing ‘My…
Beam me up, Jesus By MICHAEL J. BROOKS / Guest Columnist Captain James T. Kirk commanded the Starship Enterprise for many years, and in this role, visited planets all over the universe. When he was ready to return to the command ship, he called Lt. Comm. Montgomery Scott…
When we think of the word servant it brings all kinds of thoughts and images to mind. For some to consider the role of a servant it carries with it the picture of one who is subjected to great suffering and hardship to do whatever the master requires.…
Christian singer David Archuleta, who first came to fame as a teen in 2008 when he was the runner-up on American Idol’s Season 7, is far from the first music celebrity to pen a children’s book encouraging kids to have faith. But Archuleta’s My Little Prayer (Bushel &…
