By Michael J. ARVIZU his year, on April 24, the world will commemorate the 100th anniversary of what is traditionally considered to be the beginning of the 1915 Armenian Genocide. I admit I know very little about the Armenian Genocide. I remember learning a lot about the Jewish Holocaust while in school – studying […]
For the fourth consecutive year, Hayden Dinger, a freshman at St. Francis High School, and his twin brother Carl, a freshman at Crescenta Valley High School, are holding a canned tuna drive they call Love and Fishes. It started when they found out that roughly 1,200 people in their hometown of Glendale go to bed […]
QUESTION: I have a family member who has been seriously wronged. I’ll grant him that, but he refuses to forgive the other person, another man. I had a long conversation with him and told him that not forgiving doesn’t hurt the other person, it only hurts him. He just said that he isn’t ready to […]
St. Joseph’s Table The 5th Annual St. Joseph’s Table benefitting the Glendale Sunday Homeless Lunch program is on Sunday, March 22 at Incarnation Catholic Church in Glendale. Ticket includes sausage, pasta, salad and bread; desserts and beverages available for purchase. Presale ticket cost is $7, $10 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at Incarnation […]
By Isiah REYES he Tujunga United Methodist Church continues to help those in need by providing food, clothing and other services. The Bailey Human Care Center at the church provides food assistance every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lay leader of the church Jim Emery said the help is […]
St. Joseph’s Table The 5th Annual St. Joseph’s Table benefitting the Glendale Sunday Homeless Lunch program is on Sunday, March 22 at Incarnation Catholic Church in Glendale. Ticket includes sausage, pasta, salad and bread; desserts and beverages available for purchase. Presale ticket cost is $7, $10 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at […]
QUESTION: I just returned after a tour of duty in Iraq. I have to say the experience took its toll on me, mentally and physically. I want to leave all of that behind, but when I get together with family and friends, they want to hear “war stories.” Believe me, there are many of them, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On March 17, those who are of Irish descent and those who may be a wee bit of Irish will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, which is perfect for this patron saint of Ireland who invited everyone to the table. Patrick was born to a wealthy British family near the end of the […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU ow that the glitz, glamour and excitement of the Academy Awards has come to an end for another year, it’s time to look forward to the crop of new movies that will make the rounds at movie theaters in 2015. As we all know, attached to each movie is a rating, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Ash Wednesday, this year held on Feb. 18, signifies the beginning of Lent season. For many Christians this is a time of reflection. “[It is a time to find] how we grow closer to God,” said Rev. Fr. Kirby Smith of St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church. He added the journey […]