Religion News: Catholic university bans Chick-fil-A from campus
WEEK IN RELIGIONFordham University, a Catholic school in New York City, recently rejected the proposed opening of a Chick-fil-A on its campus after the school received complaints from Pro-LGBT groups....
View ArticleSuzette Martinez Standring: The Land of Enough
An alarm bell rang while reading "Passport to The Land of Enough" by Dave Eastman and Joel Nagel. Did you know the self-storage business in the U.S. made $32.7 billion last year? One chapter posed,...
View ArticleNetworx: Answers to 5 common questions about garage doors
Quick, name one of the most neglected parts of today's house. Did you say "garage door?" If so, you're right on the money. While we often invest oodles of energy remodeling a bathroom or building a...
View ArticleSimply Faithful: Staying on the rails
When you have a 5-year-old who is a train enthusiast, you spend a portion of almost every weekend riding trolleys and visiting model train displays. So, it wasn't that unusual that we found ourselves...
View ArticleWhy religious tensions are rising in Russia
Pew's new report shows that 25 years after the fall of the Soviet Union, the Russian population is much more religious than it was under a Communist regime, at least according to self-identification.
View ArticleThe Clean Cut: Anthem Lights releases medley of Southern gospel favorites
In a recent music video, vocal group Anthem Lights twists “I'll Fly Away,” “I Saw the Light” and “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” to create an original Southern spiritual.
View ArticleThings to Do
Gospel in the Park: The annual Gospel in the Park celebration will be held on May 13 from noon to 8 p.m. at Jambalaya Park, 120 S. Irma Blvd., Gonzales. [...]
View ArticleThirdhand smoke: A new worry for families of smokers
Michael Miller, 44, does what most smokers do to protect his sons and daughter from the fumes of his Marlboro Ultra Lights. He takes it outside.After his 7 a.m. coffee, he walks out of his home in...
View ArticleToday’s workout: Mix it up with this reverse plank
When it comes to fitness, doing the same thing over and over is perfectly fine. At least you are exercising on a regular basis.Whether it be the same loop around the block, stomach crunches in the...
View ArticleAscension Girl Scouts entered into Cookie Hall of Fame
The local Girl Scouts have proven yet again that they are striving to be the ultimate G.I.R.L (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, and Leader) having completed, yet another successful product sale during...
View ArticleThe Protestant Reformation was launched five centuries ago this year
The Protestant Reformation shattered the unity of European Christendom and vastly altered subsequent world history. It began 500 years ago, when the Augustinian Catholic monk Martin Luther hurled a...
View ArticleIt Is What It Is: And just like that, college is half over
She's home. She's finally home. After 8months, a crap ton of care packages, and more daily reminders than I care to admit to check her bank account balance, our oldest daughter is back under our roof....
View ArticleKeeping the tradition alive
The party must go on! That was the motto of the annual Senior Citizen Day held last week at Moonlight Inn in French Settlement. Over 300 senior citizens from surrounding parishes gathered for a day of...
View ArticleThree Ascension Boy Scouts earn Eagle Scout status
Three local scouts are among the most recent men to earn the distinguished title of Eagle Scout, a program of the Boy Scouts of America. Eagle Scout is the highest achievement and rank attainable in...
View ArticleLt. Governor visits Ascension during Tourism Week
Local officials and tourism leaders gathered at Lamar-Dixon Expo Center last week to discuss the impact of tourism in Ascension and the state with Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser as part of...
View ArticleAmerican cuisine is grand … but it sure ain't royal!
In April 1671, François Vatel — hired as mâitre d’ to oversee a springtime weekend of feasting for Louis XIV in Chantilly, France — took his own life. Why? Because the royal prep in the run-up to...
View ArticleThe surprisingly diverse world of mac 'n' cheese
Macaroni and cheese dishes have been around for centuries, with the first documented sighting in a medieval Italian cookbook, “Liber de Coquina,” which included a recipe for “de lasanis” – sheets of...
View ArticleThe Mom Stop: Let’s hear it for the boy
When I answered my cellphone while I was at work last week, I could hear the sound of crying on the other end of the phone. Someone very dear to me was on the other end, in tears.She was fine, her...
View ArticleShayne Looper: The number one rule in great story-writing
A great storyteller can bring a character to life, metaphorically speaking. There's no one who does it better than the novelist and poet Wendell Berry. His Port William "membership" is replete with...
View ArticleDr. Elaine Heffner: Having confidence as a parent
A mother told me that she didn't like the idea of good enough mothering. She doesn't want to be just good enough -- she wants to be perfect. Many mothers feel that way but wouldn't say it that...
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