by Jan Turrentine | Oct 8, 2004 | Opinion
“One person said they had bottled water, another had ice, and someone had baked a coffee cake the night before and was offering it for breakfast. It was such a spirit of camaraderie,” said Sister Rosemary Finnegan, according to Catholic News Service....
by Jan Turrentine | Oct 7, 2004 | Opinion
When Parush Parushev, an esteemed visiting scholar from Bulgaria, was forced to give up his plush hotel room in a four-star hotel in Krakow, Poland, to Catholic pilgrims, he was both bewildered and outraged. Parushev, a highly educated and much-respected scientist,...
by Jan Turrentine | Oct 1, 2004 | Opinion
To complete the science requirements for my bachelor’s degree, I enrolled in what I thought would be an interesting and relatively easy course. To complete the science requirements for my bachelor’s degree, I enrolled in what I thought would be an...
by Jan Turrentine | Sep 24, 2004 | Opinion
Many years ago on one of my trips home to visit my parents, we went to see a new hangar built for my father to use in storing his small Cessna aircraft. The airport and hangars were located beside a lake where our family and friends had gone many times to water ski....
by Jan Turrentine | Sep 17, 2004 | Opinion
For my 12th birthday, my parents gave me a 10-karat gold signet ring, with my initial “J” engraved with a flourish on top. It was the first real piece of jewelry I had ever owned. A week later, I entered the new and confusing world of junior high, where it...
