32 stories found, listing (1 - 25)
Published Saturday, February 06, 2010
By MATT IDOMI kept shifting my weight from one foot to the other, leaning on that odd little rental cart you get at the airport to haul your luggage to your car. I really don't like airports. I do not like driving into huge airports and trying to fol ...
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Published Saturday, February 06, 2010
BOSTON -- It's tied by its name and air date to Super Bowl Sunday, but the Catholic "Faith Bowl" being broadcast nationwide has no link to football, unless you count talk about the saints.The third annual Faith Bowl will run just before and after the ...
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Published Saturday, January 30, 2010
Sunday* Faith United Church, UCC, 2901 Austin's Colony Parkway in Bryan, will welcome back Pastor Karl Tewold and his wife, Gwen, from Mexico. The 9:15 a.m. Sunday study is over the prophet Hosea. Fellowship begins at 10 a.m., followed by worship at ...
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Published Saturday, January 30, 2010
VATICAN CITY -- Pope John Paul II decided to forgive his would-be assassin while he was in the ambulance on his way to the hospital moments after being shot in St. Peter's Square, according to a new book by the Polish prelate spearheading his sainth ...
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Published Saturday, January 30, 2010
NEW ORLEANS -- It was John B. Baus's 82nd birthday. When he was getting ready to go out with his wife, he had a heart attack and ended up on his way to the emergency room instead.Doctors there worked to stabilize him and performed surgery to implant ...
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Published Saturday, January 30, 2010
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Jeiel Ballard and his girlfriend, both 16, are dressed up in their best attire, ready for a night of dancing and fun.But there will be no close embraces or risque moves to test chaperones on the dance floor. The "purity ball" spon ...
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Published Saturday, January 23, 2010
By BRUCE CHABOT"Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it." -- 1 Corinthians 12:31We have lots going on here in the Brazos Valley.We have the mother of all gargantuan machines creeping its titanic way through our fair valley, sna ...
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Published Saturday, January 23, 2010
Sunday * Faith United Church, UCC, 2901 Austin's Colony Parkway in Bryan, will host guest preacher Ana Deter during its 10:30 a.m. service. Fellowship is at 10 a.m. Guests are welcome. * Christ United Methodist Church, 4201 Texas 6 in College Station ...
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Published Saturday, January 16, 2010
Sunday* Faith United Church, UCC will move to its worship center at 2901 Austin's Colony Parkway for a 10:30 a.m. worship service. Christian Study of the Prophets begins at 9:15 a.m., followed by fellowship at 10 a.m. Pastor Karl Tewold's message thi ...
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Published Saturday, January 16, 2010
I know you have plenty of things to be concerned about, what with -- global village -- the earthquake in Haiti and, of course, shockingly much closer to home, the high school student who was stabbed Friday in Bryan, not to mention your own responsibi ...
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Published Saturday, January 16, 2010
VATICAN CITY -- Avatar is wooing audiences worldwide with visually dazzling landscapes and nature-loving blue creatures. But the Vatican is no easy crowd to please.The Vatican newspaper and radio station are criticizing James Cameron's 3-D blockbuste ...
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Published Saturday, January 09, 2010
ANGOLA, La. -- Jerome Derricks says he heard God's call early. He only wishes he'd answered sooner. By the time he did, he was serving a life sentence for murder in the Louisiana State Penitentiary, commonly known as Angola."I ran from my calling all ...
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Published Saturday, January 09, 2010
Saturday* United Missionary Baptist Church Full Gospel, 1600 W. Martin Luther King Jr. St. in Bryan, will serve free breakfast from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For a free ride, call 775-7729.Sunday* Christ United Methodist Church, 4201 Texas 6 in College Stati ...
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Published Saturday, January 02, 2010
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI on Friday called for respect of all people without discrimination and the protection of children from war and violence as he celebrated the start of the new year.Jan. 1 is also the Roman Catholic Church's World Day o ...
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Published Saturday, January 02, 2010
POMONA, Calif. -- There's no steeple out front, no rows of pews inside, not even so much as a crucifix on display.Still, this cramped little art studio in the middle of what, until not very long ago, was a street with as many broken dreams as it has ...
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Published Saturday, December 26, 2009
Sunday* St. Francis Episcopal Church, 1101 Rock Prairie Road in College Station, will have the regular Sunday worship service and celebration of Holy Communion at 10:30 a.m. Children's chapel will begin at 10:35 a.m.* First United Methodist Church, 5 ...
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Published Saturday, December 26, 2009
'Tis the day after Christmas, and all through the Brazos Valley, some of us are snoring like Tin Pan Alley.Many pickups and Mustangs and their undergrads, have all driven home to their moms and dads; they'll be back here next month, so don't be sad, ...
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Published Saturday, December 19, 2009
Sunday* First Christian Church, 900 S. Ennis in Bryan, will celebrate the fourth Sunday in Advent at the 10:45 a.m. worship service. Sunday school classes for all ages begin at 9:30, and child care is available. For more information, call 823-5451 or ...
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Published Saturday, December 19, 2009
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Christian stores have just the Christmas gift for Facebook fans: A "Jesus Christ wants to be your friend" T-shirt that mimics the design of the popular social networking site.Do you like shirts from teen retailer Abercrombie & ...
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Published Sunday, December 13, 2009
DALLAS -- The Episcopal Church should respond with "prayer and discernment" to the recent election of a lesbian priest as an assistant bishop of the Los Angeles diocese, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said Saturday.Although the Rev. Mary ...
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Published Saturday, December 12, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS -- Angie O'Neill recently moved into a new apartment complex for seniors and she's trying to make new friends. But Christmas is a tough time of year for an atheist."All the planned activities at this time of year revolve around the church ...
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Published Saturday, December 05, 2009
"The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight."-- Phillips Brooks, O Little Town of BethlehemBy design, or maybe merely rote, hope is a measurable ingredient in this season of anticipation and celebration. But do we really know what t ...
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Published Saturday, December 05, 2009
Sunday* Christ United Methodist Church, 4201 Texas 6 in College Station, will hold services at 8:15, 9:30 and 11 a.m. The Rev. Jerry House Jr. will continue the sermon series "The Gospel of John." Sunday school for all ages is at 9:30. Child care is ...
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Published Saturday, December 05, 2009
INDIANAPOLIS -- El Greco's vision of the veil of Veronica hangs near a golden crown with 447 emeralds. Just a few steps away, a recumbent sculpture of the crucified Jesus Christ rests before its return to a Spanish hermitage in time for Holy Week."Sa ...
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Published Saturday, November 28, 2009
Sunday* First United Methodist Church, 506 E. 28th St. in Bryan, will celebrate the First Sunday of Advent with performances from the Sanctuary Choir, orchestra and soloists. The first candle of the Advent wreath will be lit. Sunday School classes me ...
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