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“Best Person To Rape Is Your Wife,” Says Bronx Pastor
(RNS) - In a sermon on wife submission, the pastor of a New York Seventh-day Adventist church went on to suggest that husbands can rape their wives.
"I would tell you gentlemen that the best person to rape is your wife," said Burnett…
Pastor Emeritus of Sainte-Anne de Barrington Parish dies aged 82
Reverend John W. Dewes, pastor emeritus of St. Anne's Parish in Barrington, died this weekend at the age of 82, according to a press release from the Archdiocese of Chicago.
Dewes was Pastor of St. Anne from 1989…
Janice E. Reynolds | News, Sports, Jobs
Janice E. Reynolds
Janice E. Reynolds, 75, of Mt. Jewett, Pa., Died on Saturday, November 13 at Lutheran Home in Kane, following a long battle…
WWII veteran Reverend William Tollas survives COVID to hit 100
From the 40-acre family farm in Baroda, Michigan, it took William Tollas 3½ miles - round trip - to walk to school each day. And that's exactly what he must have done, because in the early 1930s there weren't many other…
Boys and Girls Championships PIAA Football Results
The PIAA Men's and Women's Football Championships will kick off on Tuesday, November 9. Follow the games and the results as the state's top teams prepare for a championship in Hershey.(Note: parentheses indicate district and tournament…
Evangelical pastors talk about Bible prophecy, End Times
Through Nicole alcindor, CP Reporter | Sunday 07 November 2021Reverend Jack Hibbs, pastor of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills in Southern California led a talk titled Prophecy Q&A on October 19, 2021. | Screenshot: YouTube / Real life…
Obituary of Charles Heidel (1928 – 2021) – Charlotte, North Carolina
Charles Merle Heidel February 18, 1928 - October 27, 2021 Charlotte, NC - Charles "Chuck" Merle Heidel completed his beautiful life journey in the early hours of October 27, 2021. Born February 18, 1928 in Midland, Pennsylvania, he was…
Under Mize, the Glenview Community Church has become ‘intentionally loving’
Surprised Monday as he walked into the sunset with his wife, Jeanie, Reverend Dr. Charles Mize was one day removed from his last day as senior pastor at Glenview Community Church.
Some 275 people attended Mize's…
Search committee appointed for next BR • Biblical Recorder editor
Chris Hefner, President of Bible recorderboard of directors, appointed an 8-member search committee to find the next editor-in-chief of the Recorder.
The post was created when Seth Brown, former editor of the…
SBTS Exhibitor Summit encourages pastors to preach all of God’s counsel – News
Churches need a faithful exhibit that teaches and applies the Word of God, not another discipleship program, SBTS president Albert Mohler told attendees of the annual exhibitors' summit at Southern Seminary on Oct. 27.
Preaching in…
PA star Kolby Franklin joins Iowa Hawkeye wrestling program
The Iowa wrestling program ended October with another huge recruiting victory - from a top prospect coming straight out of Penn State territory.Kolby Franklin, a Wyoming Seminary elder, informed Hawk Central that he was committed to the…
The myth of the madrasa
Inside room after room, students wrapped in shawls with their backs hunched over the overwhelming cold of winter and wearing crocheted skullcaps sit cross-legged on rugs, reading Qurans that lie open in front of them. them, resting…
Cornerstone University faculty don’t trust new president
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - The faculty at Cornerstone University passed a vote of no confidence in new president Gerson Moreno-Riaño, just five months after being announced as the 12th president of the Christian school.There were 42…
Father Dennis Dempsey killed in traffic accident; NH + C offering boosters for all vaccines;…
by Rich Larson
Father Dennis Dempsey, a beloved figure at St. Dominic's Church in Northfield, was killed Monday in a bicycle accident at the
Father Dennis Dempsey (courtesy St. Dominic Church)
intersection of county roads 42 and 145e…
Historic St. George’s Episcopal Church inaugurates new priest
CITY OF NEWBURGH - Having endured the entire pandemic so far without a priest, St. George's Episcopal Church in Newburgh is once again welcoming one of its own to lead the congregation.On October 4, Reverend Mary Barber, 54, began her…
How to spot a witch? This Notorious 15th Century Book Gave Instructions – and Help Execute…
History by show of handsAt the General Theological Seminary, anyone interested in examining our copy of the âMalleusâ should make an appointment to visit the Special Collections Reading Room. Due to the…
Obituary of Mildred Ives (1947 – 2021) – Plains, PA
Mildred A. Ives, 73, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 19, 2021.Mildred was born on November 25, 1947 in Connamor Nursing Home, Bainbridge, NY. She was the daughter of Clarence and Sarah Lillian Neale Ives.Mildred is survived…
2022 will be the last T4G conference, according to founders • Biblical Recorder
Together for the Gospel, a conference that has taken place every two years since its inception in 2006, will meet for the last time in 2022, organizers announced today.
Marc Dever, pastor of the Capitol Hill…
Obituary: John J. McCormick – CentralMaine.com
John J. McCormick
ROME - John J. McCormick, 82, passed away suddenly on Sunday, October 17, 2021, at his home. John was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. He attended St. Michael's High School and St. Francis College. Along the way, he…
Carson Carmichael obituary (1928 – 2021) – Garner, North Carolina
Carson Carmichael, Jr. May 19, 1928 - October 16, 2021 Garner, NC - Carson Carmichael, Jr., 93, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, October 16, 2021 after a long period of deteriorating health. Carson was born on May 19, 1928 in…
Adventist Journal Online | Social Justice Congress opens with call to act in God’s restoring…
October 18, 2021
At Andrews University, lawyers are challenged to engage when they identify God's ideal.…
This hospital chaplain has a whole story to tell: her own
While touring Stanford Hospital, Reverend Sookja Han of San Carlos considers it a âprivilegeâ when dying patients want to share their life stories with her.…
Two Presbyterian churches looking to the past, the future
âTwo unusual types of Presbyterians had an early impact on Indiana and the character of the Presbyterians in the state: the Psalms-chanting Presbyterians and the Cumberland Presbyterians. Groups," When LC Rudolph wrote…
Wyoming Seminary claims title for District 2 Women’s Team Tennis, Class 2A
Wilkes-Barre - Third singles player Victoria Martinez and first doubles teams Margaret Miharic and Dominique Delio win the semi-finals and final at Kirby Park on Thursday, placing Wyoming Seminar in District 2 at the top of women's tennis…
Elizabeth Chapel Baptist Church Welcomes New Pastor
October 13, 2021By: Dwayne Page
Back to its roots!
The Elizabeth Chapel Baptist Church congregation recently welcomed the arrival of a new minister.
Scott Pack, a Cannon County native with ties to DeKalb County,…
Bishop Braxton: The Catholic Church “was largely on the wrong side of history” on racism
WASHINGTON (CNS) - The racial divide in American society and within the Catholic Church must be bridged so that healing and progress can take place, said retired Bishop Edward K. Braxton of Belleville, Illinois.âMy hope…
5 Chicago townhouses for sale – Chicago magazine
Row houses are traditionally single-family homes, with walls adjacent to adjacent units and often part of a larger multi-building complex. It also means you may have to deal with the Homeowners Association and its horrendous rates. And…
Martha L. Kennedy 1945-2021 | News, Sports, Jobs
BOARDMAN - Martha Lynn Kennedy, 76, died Thursday, October 7, 2021 at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, with her family by her side.Martha was born February 14, 1945 in Cleveland, daughter of Howard and Grace Hossler Bower.
A longtime…
Slow Street seminar deleted, petition launched to restore it
Update 10/08/21, 4:20 p.m .: According to Streetsblog reader Steven Lucy, South Shore Drive Slow Street has also been dismantled.
South Shore Drive broke down in the past two days.
- Steven Lucy (@slucy) October 8, 2021
Chicago's…
Paige Patterson’s lawyer Mark Lanier seeks to influence SBC now
Hello and welcome back! As we move forward in the weekend's look at the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) megacandal of abuse, I just wanted to mention this little side of the story. An extremely powerful voice from the SBC's recent…
Thorstein Warren Burtness Obituary (1925 – 2021) – Wheat Ridge, CO
Thorstein Warren Burtness Jr. passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on September 24, 2021 at the Veterans Community Living Center at Fitzsimons in Aurora, Colorado, about a month after turning 96.Thor was born August 28, 1925 in…
David W. Clark | Obituary
Reverend David W. Clark, 74, of Biglerville, passed away on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at Hershey Medical…
The Indian Indigenous Society of Pilar organizes the diaconal ordination
Nineteen scholastics belonging to the Society of Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier (Society of Pilar) were ordained deacons by Bishop Emeritus Aleixo Dias of Port Blair at the Chapel of the Seminary of the Mission in Pilar, Goa, on 3…
Michael Simington 1947-2021 | News, Sports, Jobs
POLAND - On Wednesday August 25, 2021, Michael "Mike" Simington, Poland's most beloved teacher and trainer, passed away. Mike was born October 4, 1947 to Margaret "Peg" Ahrens and William "Bill" Simington, and raised in Poland, where he…
A native of West Pittston, Mgr. John Jorden in the spotlight
PITTSTON - Native of West Pittston, Mgr. John Jordan, a retired Jesuit priest, is honored at the NativityMiguel 2021 Tribute Dinner on Thursday, October 28 at the DeNaples Center at the University of Scranton. Sandy Insalaco is…
Former East Baltimore Redemptorist pastor dies at 85
At an event in 2007, Deacon Alfonse Bankard III of Our Lady of Fatima, Baltimore (left to right) joined Cardinal William H. Keeler, Father Richard Poetzel, C.Ss.R., associate pastor of Our Lady of Fatima, and Father Edwin Foley, C.Ss.R.,…
Gameday Saginaw! See MLive Player of the Week, with Week 6 schedule, leaderboards
Heritage quarterback Josh Braley was injured by injury, but Ashton Rubio stepped in to help the Hawks win the Saginaw Valley League against Bay City Central.And for his relief work, Rubio won the fan vote for MLive Saginaw Player of the…
SBC Seminar Leaders Join Executive Committee Criticisms
NASHVILLE (RNS) - Pressure continues to rely on the Southern Baptist Convention executive committee to allow a third-party company full access to investigate how it has handled allegations of sexual abuse during…
Training Catholic priests for a changing world
Few know that the seminary, as we know it, is a Jesuit invention. This is why in many places the seminaries are still run by Jesuits.Even fewer know that when seminaries began in the 16th century, they were hailed as a welcome…
Clergy couple launch career in Alexandria, Osakis
They were joined by their 14-month-old son Mick, who is unique in being not only a pastor's child, but the child of two pastors. His mother and father, Lexy and Jesse Carson, each begin their first clergy work…
Rev. Roy M. Hasbargen, 93, St. Cloud
May 4, 1928 - September 27, 2021 Reverend Roy M. Hasbargen, 93, of St. Cloud, MN passed away on Monday, September 27, 2021 at St. Cloud VA Medical Center.Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 2, 2021 at Immanuel…
Raisin Valley Seminary flourished from 1850 to 1908
About four miles northeast of Adrian in Raisin Township, on the road to Tecumseh known today as Valley Road, stood Raisin Valley Seminary. The Raisin Valley Seminary was a high school run by the Friends of Adrian Quarterly Meeting from…
Lufkin Church receives new roof, funded by community efforts
LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - Mount Olive Baptist Church is over 130 years old and has eroded due to its old age. A pastor seeking help opened his eyes to the true power of community. Mount Olive Baptist Church was built in Lufkin in 1887. Over…
AP PHOTOS: In Qom, where Iran’s epidemic began, the virus is raging
QOM, Iran (AP) - In the Iranian holy city of Qom, where Shiite scholars study and pilgrims visit a shrine seen as a gateway to heaven, the Islamic Republic's coronavirus outbreak has started and still does. rage…
Former US Army Chaplain at the A Dedication Ceremony at Fort Indiantown Gap
The Susquehanna Chapter of the Military Chaplains Association of the United States of America (MCA) has placed a chaplain memorial at Indianown Gap National Cemetery to honor the chaplain service of the armed forces and administration of…
Saint-Charles Borromée Seminary celebrates 150 years in its current location – Delco Times
St. Charles Borromeo Seminary will launch the first of several events on Thursday to celebrate its 150th anniversary at its Wynnewood location. St. Charles will be moving for the 2024-25 academic year to a new seminary on land purchased…
Dickson to serve on Cambridge Springs Borough Council | New
CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS - The Borough Council has appointed a person to fill…
Briercrest College in Caronport, Sask. Reports 55 active cases of COVID-19
Briercrest College and Seminary in Caronport, Saskatchewan, reported 55 active cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. An outbreak was declared at the school by the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) on September 13. Forty-three of those…
John Vieira Obituary (2021) – San Bernardino, CA
Faithful Roman Catholic priest, devoted brother and loving uncle, Reverend John Silva Vieira passed away in Eternal Life on Thursday, August 12, 2021 in Hanford, Calif., At the age of 60. May he rest in peace. Father John was born on…
Longtime Bishop of Cleveland Anthony Pilla’s funeral has been announced
Vespers and the vigil will take place on Monday, September 27. The funeral mass is scheduled for Tuesday, September 28.
CLEVELAND - The Catholic Diocese of Cleveland has announced funeral arrangements for…
Alexandria School Ranking + Plastic Bag Tax + Art on the Avenue
Hello, neighbors! Emily Leayman here with your Wednesday edition of the Del Ray Daily. We will provide a roundup of local headlines and announcements several times a week. Are you a local business owner or distributor in Del Ray? Our…
the end of Protestant modernism | Voice
Through Mark Tooley, editorial contributor | Tuesday, September 21, 2021Courtesy of Mark Tooley The death of Episcopal Bishop John Shelby Spong, who rose to prominence in rejecting supernatural Christianity, perhaps marks the symbolic…
Barima Asumadu-Sakyi of the Center for National Culture-Kumasi receives honorary doctorate
The best American school, Alpha International Theological Seminary (AITS) in partnership with Faith University Seminary, Ghana, honored Barima K. Asumadu-Sakyi, Ashanti regional director of the Center for!-->!-->…
Pakistan must recognize Taliban government, says Fazl – Pakistan
LAHORE: Opposition Alliance Pakistani Democratic Movement (PDM) chairman Maulana Fazlur Rehman urged Islamabad to immediately recognize the Taliban government for what it says brings stability to Afghanistan-torn Afghanistan. war.…
NOBTS shares stories about God’s work after Ida
Every hurricane holds surprises, but the arrival of Hurricane Ida on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina was just the beginning of the unexpected. Its rapid passage across the Gulf of Mexico to Louisiana resulted in…
Deborah Gray White to give Gilder-Jordan Lecture on Southern Cultural History
By Rebecca Lauck Cleary
University of Mississippi Communications
Historian Deborah Gray White plans to explain the Scarlet and Black Project at Rutgers University and its implications for understanding history at the University of…
Where to party in Rockford
ROCKFORD - America's favorite sandwich gets a special nod on Saturday.September 18 is National Cheeseburger Day.Here are a few places in Rockford to celebrate with a delicious burger on Saturday or any other day of the week.A classic…
VUU to play VUL on September 18 at the Willard Bailey Classic | Richmond Free Press
Virginia Union University's long-awaited debut football game on its beautifully renovated grounds left a lot to be desired.
The game this Saturday, September 18 against besieged personalities of the University of Virginia in…
Cuban exiles remain hopeful of a free Cuba 2 months after historic protest on the island
ORLANDO, Florida - It has now been two months since the uprising in Cuba where thousands of people across the island flooded the streets to protest the government's response to the pandemic and crackdown. But those in exile have not lost…
Brewington Oaks neighbors happy to see him go
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The Brewington Oaks buildings on Seminary Street in Rockford Fall, room by room. Something many neighbors have said they are happy to see. âThe buildings have been there for a long time. We've…
After major storm clean-up, NOBTS reopens campus
By Gary D. Myers, NOBTS Communications
NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Leavell College President Jamie Dew announced the reopening of the school campus on September 7 following Hurricane Ida. The campus has…
In memory of Dale Brown, professor emeritus at Bethany Seminary and great theologian of the Brethren…
Dale Weaver Brown, 95, professor emeritus at Bethany Theological Seminary and prominent Brethren Church theologian as well as former Brethren Church annual conference moderator, passed away peacefully on August 30, in the presence…
10 best Saginaw area football games to watch in 2021
With the season starting Thursday, fans and players alike check the schedules, using the red marker to circle the biggest games on the schedule.All the coaches will talk about the importance of each game, taking one game at a time, giving…
Great Islamic philosopher Mohammadreza Hakimi dies at 86
TEHRAN - Mohammadreza Hakimi, a leading Islamic philosopher who was most famous for his studies of social justice and individual freedom in Islam, died Sunday evening of heart failure at a hospital in Tehran. He was 86 years old.
A…
Come here and study pneumatology! :-)
Then there is pneumatology. Pnuema is the Greek word Koine for breath, wind and / or spirit (Koine being the common language in New Testament times). Therefore, pneumatology is how theologians refer to the study of the Spirit, the Holy…
Nigerian gunmen release 15 other kidnapped Baptist students
Gunmen who kidnapped more than 100 students from a high school in northwest Nigeria freed 15 more hostages after collecting a ransom, a family representative said on Sunday.Dozens of attackers stormed Bethel Baptist High School on July 5…
Five priests to retire this month
FALL RIVER - Five priests will retire from parish ministry in the Diocese of Fall River this month after providing decades of service in the Diocese of Fall River.Reverend Paul A. Caron, Pastor of St. Pius X Parish, South Yarmouth,…
Former disc jockey keeps pace as parish priest marking 25th birthday – Catholic Standard
Now scoring his 25e year as a priest, Father Timothy Baer - the pastor of St. Nicholas Parish in Laurel, Maryland - has a vocational journey that began when he was a student at the University of Maryland, working…
The ordination of 17 men to the permanent diaconate of the diocese of El Paso is scheduled for…
Bishop Mark Seitz and the office of the permanent diaconate of the diocese of El Paso announced on Friday the ordination of 17 men to the permanent diaconate of the diocese.
The ceremony is set for 6:30 p.m. at St. Mark's Catholic Church…
Innkeeper owners sell coffee after 23 years
GALESBURG - After 23 years of growth in the hands of Mike Bond and Johan Ewalt, Fresh roasted coffee from the innkeeper will change hands at the end of this month. New owners Ben and Jessica Ketchum are Monmouth College graduates who…
Northeast China Theological Seminary opens for 130 graduates
The Northeast China Theological Seminary held its service and graduation ceremony in Panshi Church on July 10.
One hundred and thirty students graduated, including 78 undergraduates and 52 technical high…
The Synod of Bishops publishes the list of members of the commission
Vatican City - The Vatican has published the names of the members of two commissions charged with assisting the leaders of the general secretariat of the Synod of Bishops in reviewing documents, drafting resources and…
Chinese bishop arrested, priests not found two months later
Two months after Chinese police arrested a Vatican-approved bishop, 10 priests and an unknown number of seminarians for violating religious rules, their fate and location remain unknown, prompting a Christian rights group to express…
Indian boarding schools are now helping children reach their potential
With the recent news of the discovery of nearly 1,000 children's bodies in residential schools in Canada, I began to reflect on residential schools in the United States. In the United States, there has never been a documented account or…
Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary faces uproar after firing only one full-time black professor
âThe way people spend their money gives you a glimpse of their priorities,â said Bishop Talbert Swan, leader of the Black Pentecostal denomination of Springfield at The Church of God in Christ and a…
Liberman delays cut in daycare subsidies for children of yeshiva students
A controversial move to end daycare subsidies for children of full-time yeshiva students has been postponed for several months, the finance and economy ministries said on Wednesday.
The policy, which is expected to end subsidies for…
Father Joe Carroll’s funeral will be on Tuesday, July 20
Services for Carroll, who died at age 80 after a battle with diabetes, are scheduled to take place at St. Rita Catholic Church in Lincoln Park on July 20.
SAN DIEGO - The funeral will be next week for Father…
Local woman’s ties to black theologian Howard Thurman remembered
âListen to the long stillness: new life is awakening New dreams are moving New hopes are brewing: humanity is shaping a new heart and a new spirit. God is at work. It is the season of promises.- Howard ThurmanForty…
Israel shaves home of Palestinian-US suspect
Published on: 07/08/2021 - 4:24 PMAmended: 07/08/2021 - 4:22 PM
Turmus'ayya (Palestinian Territories) (AFP)
The IDF said on Thursday it…
Edward Connolly of Newport dies
Tuesday 06 July 2021
Costigan-O'Neill Funeral Home
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Edward Anthony Connolly died on Saturday July 3, 2021 at Miriam Hospital in Providence. A native of Newport, born August 8, 1940 in Newport Hospital, Ed was the son of…
Pope Francis appoints new Indonesian bishop Archbishop
Pope Francis appointed Xaverian Father Vitus Rubianto Solichin Bishop of Padang in the Indonesian province of West Sumatra and made Bishop Yohanes Harun Yuwono of Tanjungkarang the new Archbishop of Palembang in South Sumatra…
The high water mark of white supremacy
In 1993, I visited the Gettysburg Memorial in Pennsylvania. At the time, I was living in Philadelphia. I was doing a ministry internship and lived on the street where the Battle of Germantown took place on October 4, 1777, a battle that…
Closure of SS Cyril & Methodius seminar after 137 years
The SS Cyril & Methodius Seminary, a training ground for Polish priests at Orchard Lake since 1885, will close next year, the school announced to supporters on Thursday.The board of directors overseeing the seminar recommended the…
Princeton Jewish Center appoints new rabbi –
Rabbi Andrea Merow
Rabbi Andrea Merow will become the new Rabbi of the Princeton Jewish Center on July 1.
Merow, formerly a member of the rabbinical staff of the Beth Sholom congregation in Elkins Park, Pa., Has experience in…
Vietnamese seminarians start a new life on the day of the cassock
I am immensely impressed with the Cassock Day celebrations. It really touches me to see seminarians become tearful and delighted, but slightly embarrassed, to put on the long awaited cassocks for the first time. The rector of the…