Prayer Vigil Held for Fallen Aiken Officer
Aiken, SC (WLTX) - One day after Master Corporal Sandra Rogers was killed, the Aiken community held a prayer vigil honoring her life.
St. Genevieve, Flourtown, celebrates Catholic Schools Week
On a sunny Wednesday afternoon the students at St. Genevieve School, Flourtown, gathered in the courtyard around the “peace pole.” With peace written in multiple languages on it, the pole serves as an inspirational sight for students, who stood around it singing patriotic songs and participating in a prayer service to celebrate our nation and bring its meaning to life.
A soldier's prayer for a happy life comes true
In the central highlands of Vietnam, Mike Mabe crept through the darkened jungles and rice paddies on patrol, his hands gripping an M-16 assault rifle.
AZ flags at half-staff to honor judge
Justice Michael Ryan passed away Monday after an apparent heart attack.
Thousands hold prayer vigil in Syria for bombing victims
DAMASCUS, Syria — Thousands of regime backers massed at a mosque in the Syrian capital Saturday for funeral prayers for policemen killed in a Damascus bombing, as the government vowed to respond with an “iron fist” to security threats.
Syria protesters hurl rocks at China embassy in Libya
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Syrian and Libyan demonstrators hurled rocks, eggs and tomatoes at the Chinese embassy in Tripoli on Monday, after Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution backing an Arab plan urging Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to give up power. Armed men, who said they were from the Libyan government's Supreme Security Committee, guarded the embassy from about 50 ...
Alison McCrary, Young Lawyer Fights For Social Justice On Her Way To Becoming A Nun
NEW ORLEANS (RNS) Alison McCrary starts her mornings with prayer and meditation. Sometimes she writes in her journal, other times she draws geometric mandalas. It's a way of silencing her mind. She thinks about what grace she wants to ask for that day. Patience? Gratitude? Understanding?
Religion calendar for Feb. 3-10
FRIDAY, FEB. 3Friday Night Live, 6:30 p.m. Fridays, Chabad at the Beaches, 521 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach. Includes a prayer service followed by a meal, song, stories and discussion. (904) 285-1588.Congregation Ahavath Chesed, 8727 San Jose Blvd., 7 p.m., Tu b'Shevat Seder with music and fruits and nuts. Free. (904) 733-7078.Hineni Messianic Fellowship, 1797 Old Moultrie Road, St. Augustine, 7:30 ...
Religion calendar for Jan. 27-Feb. 3
FRIDAY, JAN. 27Congregation Ahavath Chesed, 8727 San Jose Blvd., 6 p.m., Tot Shabbat with stories and music illustrating the fun of Shabbat, followed by pizza and crafts; 7 p.m., Kabbalat Shabbat on "Defining Good National Leadership" from Exodus 10:1-11. (904) 733-7078.Friday Night Live, 6:30 p.m. Fridays, Chabad at the Beaches, 521 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach. Includes a prayer service followed ...