To begin this month’s column, I would like to extend my thoughts and prayers to all of those affected by last week’s Boston Marathon bombings, and explosions in Texas, especially the victims and their family and friends. No doubt we will be reeling from these events for a long time to come. I hope that […]
Tuesday Table Talk On Tuesday, May 7, Bethel Church in Sun Valley will show the film “The First Grader.” Based on a true story, this inspirational drama profiles the amazing determination of 84-year-old Kenyan Kimani N’gan’ga Maruge, a Mau Mau freedom fighter who wants to take advantage of a new universal education decree by […]
Dr. Kwaku Oppong, M.D. of Spectra Health will present a special program on heart health to members of the ICF branch at St. Bede the Venerable Roman Catholic Church on Tuesday, April 23 at 6:30 p.m. The Italian Catholic Federation meeting is a potluck dinner and attendees are urged to bring a favorite dish to […]
QUESTION: We’re older parents with one son who is just entering college. Since he was very young, our son has been interested in astronomy and aspires to be an astronaut. He believes that space exploration is our next frontier. My husband thinks this is a far out, unachievable fantasy even though our son has been […]
Benefit for Lakota Indians Daniel Chaney, tenor, Kirstin Fife, violin, and Connie Grisham, accompanist, will present a benefit concert for Red Shirt (Lakota Indians) Summer Project in memory of Deane Winant. This music for charity event will be at St. George’s Episcopal Church on Saturday evening, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will feature […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Since October 2012, Montrose Church members Susan and Brett DeLawter have visited Sunland Park in Sunland on the last Saturday of every month as part of their outreach ministry, Because You Matter. So on March 30, armed with loads of food, clothing and other items, and with the assistance of church […]
QUESTION: My children’s father (I’ll call him Al) left me, [with] four young children to raise, for another woman. Fortunately, I met a wonderful man who had two children and together we raised our brood of six. Now our children are adults, and my oldest daughter is disappointed that Al is constantly letting her down. […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU It was still dark as people lined up at the corner of Hillhaven Avenue and Foothill Boulevard on an otherwise quiet Easter Sunday morning to hitch a short ride up to the peak of Mt. McGroarty in Tujunga for the 88th annual Sunland-Tujunga Community Easter Sunrise Service. Hosted by the Verdugo […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU The sealing of the tomb of Jesus after his death and the discovery of the empty tomb on the third day are stories well known to adherents of the Christian faith. Tradition holds that Jesus, after his death on the cross, was buried in a simple tomb sealed by a large […]
Pope Francis ushers in many firsts for the Catholic Church. By Michael J. ARVIZU The election of Pope Francis on March 13 as the leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholic brings with it a myriad of firsts. A native of Argentina, Francis is the first ever pope from the New World, and first non-European […]