Faith & Family

- Ex-NFL player preaches being a humble father
- David Whiting
- Tables sag with manly food: scrambled eggs cooked in bacon grease, muffins, sausages, french toast as thick as my wrist, gallon jugs of syrup.
Below a couple of basketball hoops, about 80 men sit at a collection of tables chowing down, gulping black... Full story

- Perceptions: Splat
- Maury Robertson
- The sun was sinking out of sight when the pitter patter on the windshield began. The sound was not rain, but insects rising up in droves from the freshly flooded rice fields.
My car plowed a neat furrow through the brown cloud of bugs. The windshiel... Full story
- Spokesman for Catholic Legion of Christ steps down
- Niraj Warikoo
- DETROIT – With his Hollywood-star looks and a doctorate in moral theology, the Rev. Thomas Williams became a nationally known Catholic priest who spoke often on NBC and CBS as an advocate for the Vatican.
But this week, the Bloomfield Hills na... Full story

- Targeted: Girl Scouts under scrutiny from Catholic bishops
- David Crary
- Long a lightning rod for conservative criticism, the Girl Scouts of the USA are now facing their highest-level challenge yet: An official inquiry by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
At issue are concerns about program materials that some Cat... Full story
- Community of Faith Briefs
- Yuba City
Anglican church plans May Fest
Entertainment, games and crafts are featured in the May Fest planned at Trinity Anglican Church, 1302 Hooper Road, Yuba City.
The family festivities are from 2 to 4 p.m. May 20.
Strawberries and ice cream,... Full story

- Perceptions: A mother’s love
- Maury Robertson
- I was sitting in the trombone section at my sixth-grade band concert. My friend, Bruce Valentine, had a puzzled look on his face. He was jabbing me in the side and saying, “Look at your mom!”
My eyes followed his finger to where my mothe... Full story

- Mormonism grows; devotion begins in youth
- AKRON, Ohio – Trevar Dahl spends an hour before school each morning studying the Bible with seven other teens.
“It’s the best way to start the day, and it helps us with a pretty good knowledge of Scripture,” said Trevar, a 16... Full story

- Tamara Konz
- Name: Tamara Konz
Age: 46
Family: Husband, Cory, five children, Veronyca, Mari, Christian, Nycole and Noah; and two grandchildren, Joseph and Jayson.
City of residence: Clipper Mills
Occupation: Stay-at-home mom
Hobbies, interests: Volunteering,... Full story

- What's love got to do with it?
- Lane Noyes
- What measure of love are we willing to extend to one another?
Through an extraordinary story, what Mary Johnson has been able to do within her lifetime speaks volumes about unconditional love under the anvil of forgiveness.
In February 1993, her 20... Full story