GROWING UP HILLBILLY – CHAPTER XIV
School days, school days, good old golden rule days. I was always curious about learning, but I never considered myself studious. Having fun and experiencing the natural phenomena in the West Virginia Mountains and streams interested me more than anything. However, history and geography always fascinated me.
My Great-Great-Great-Great Ancestor Was Not a Tadpole!
The story is told of a former chaplain at Harvard who had students drop by his office every so often for casual chats. Often the conversation would turn to God and before long, the student would come clean with the real reason for the visit.
THE HISTORY OF LABOR DAY IS FILLED WITH VIOLENCE AND DEATH
Labor Day is celebrated in the United States as a time to honor America's labor force. We take long weekends off and enjoy our few hours away from work as though it were something guaranteed under the Constitution.
COUNTRY TRIBUTE DRAWS FANS TO HHT
On Friday, August 23rd, the Historic Hemet Theatre hosted country rock band, YOUNG GUNS with a tribute to the superstars of country music. The group played music from every era of country music from Charlie Daniels' "Devil Went Down to Georgia" thtough the years of Johnny Cash, Garth Brooks, Florida Georgia Line and more.
The Eucharist is about more than Christ becoming present
There has been a lot of clerical hand-wringing of late about Catholics who don’t believe what the church teaches about Christ’s presence in the bread and wine of the Eucharist. According to the Pew Research Center, only one-third of Catholics agree that the Eucharist is the body and blood of Christ. Almost 70 percent believe that during Mass, the bread and wine used in Communion “are symbols of the body and blood of Jesus Christ.”
