Former metro-east resident and Blue Angels pilot John Foley (right), now a motivational speaker, enjoys a light moment with Joe Hubbard on Jan. 30 after Foley chose “Hubbard’s Haven” as the new name for the soup kitchen at St. Vincent de Paul in East St. Louis. Foley and his wife, […]
Adrianne Neville, a math teacher at St. Teresa Catholic School in Belleville, has authored a chapter for “Threads of Gold,” a soon-to-be-released book written to help people overcome grief (David Wilhelm photo). Adrianne Neville knows a thing or two about grief. Neville and her husband, Jared, experienced the heart-wrenching loss […]
Students and teachers from Immaculate Conception at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn, site of the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination and the home of the National Civil Rights Museum (Submitted photo). Immaculate Conception School in Columbia ensures its students’ learning isn’t restricted to the classroom. Since 1985, the school […]
The pursuit of perfection can be a frustrating endeavor. But Mater Dei Catholic High School junior Owen Musenbrock achieved it Dec. 14 when he scored a 36 on the American College Testing exam, commonly referred to as the ACT. The test included 215 questions in English (75), math (60), reading […]
Using a theme of pilgrimage with the Jubilee Year of Mercy, the diocesan Office of Hispanic Ministry sponsored a gathering of youth June 4 for Hispanic Youth Day, an annual event in the diocese.
Bishop Edward K. Braxton spoke about love to the couples who attended an annual liturgy June 5 at the cathedral in Belleville.
People always seem to be harping at us about relationships, and we have so many of them. We have spouses, close friends, children, grandchildren, lots of relatives and even colleagues at work with whom we spend an inordinate amount of time.
