May 19, 2013
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service A restored section of one of the 171⁄2-foot-tall windows from the historic Ascension of Our Lord Church is displayed Dec. 19 in Philadelphia. The windows been acquired by the Catholic Diocese of Raleigh for use in the new cathedral it plans to build in Raleigh.
As churches grow in the South, windows from the North follow
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Catholic Diocese of Raleigh, N.C., is still months away from breaking ground on its new cathedral off Western Boulevard, but already it has bought the windows. Forty-two stai...
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2013 personal changes can involve much more than weight
The New Year brings with it an opportunity to make new choices. Choices are powerful opportunities to make changes in our lives. Maybe we should not simply resolve to lose five pounds, but resolve ...
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Associate Press John David Laida, formerly a chaplain in World War II, stands outside the First Baptist Church in Clarksville, Tenn. At 23, Laida was the youngest chaplain in the Army at the time he signed up for duty during World War II.
World War II chaplain joins fight for today’s soldiers
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Sixty-eight Christmas Eves ago, during a season dedicated to Peace On Earth and Good Will Towards Men, a young Army chaplain was confronting the horrors of war at the Battle of...
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Special services Epiphany Communion Service and Blessing of all Doorways, 10:45 a.m. Sunday, Fountain Avenue United Methodist Church, 300 Fountain Ave. Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 121...
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Travis Love, 15, volunteers doing laundry for guests at Matthew's Hope, December 4, 2012. Nearly three years ago, Pastor Scott Billue opened a freeze shelter for the homeless in Winter Garden, Florida, near his church. He had no idea the project would quickly take over his life - growing into a nonprofit agency supported by more than 50 churches, civic organizations and local businesses. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel/MCT)
Matthew’s Hope guides homeless by example
ORLANDO, Fla. — Take equal parts Dr. Phil and Mother Teresa, stir in a youth tainted by dysfunction, drugs and living on the streets, and you have the man behind one of the fastest-growing, most su...
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Special services Second Baptist Church of Clinton, Watch Night Service, 8 p.m. Monday. Preaching, singing, fellowship and refreshments. Speakers include Brother Tom Hoskins, Brother Steve Hardy,...
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Associated Press Organ builder John Nordlie points at some of the towering pipes on an instrument he built for First United Methodist Church in Sioux Falls, S.D. The pipe organ has ruled the Christian worship sanctuary for centuries, but a growth in praise-band worship services and a nationwide shortage of qualified organists are prompting many congregations to leave the majestic instrument out of their new building construction plans.
Despite changes in style, pipe organs endure
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.  — The pipe organ has ruled the Christian worship sanctuary for centuries, and the majestic instrument continues to reign supreme in many Roman Catholic and mainline Protestant pa...
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Associated Press Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Jason Avant (81) makes a catch on Dec. 9 during the second quarter of a football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa, Fla. Avant has managed to take a childhood path that was riddled with gangs, drugs and violence and turn it into becoming one of the most well-respected players in the NFL.
Avant rose from gang life to a man of Christ
PHILADELPHIA  — Jason Avant raises his hands to the sky after every reception in celebration for much more than catching a ball. Playing football for the Philadelphia Eagles doesn’t define Avant...
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A lesson in a tricycle, new wood floors
It was a Christmas morning like any other in a home bubbling with childish glee. But the father, a pastor, saw a correlation between that particular morning and the sometimes complicated and confus...
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Vatican takes first step toward Pope’s sainthood
VATICAN CITY — The Catholic Church on Thursday took the first step toward granting sainthood to Pope Paul VI, who ruled from 1963 until his death in 1978. The current pope, Benedict XVI, recogni...
Dec 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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