
Opinion
The calm beneath the storm
“Mom,” I said as soon as she answered the phone, “Would you mind cooking white beans with my leftover ham?” (Yes, I could have cooked. ...
“Mom,” I said as soon as she answered the phone, “Would you mind cooking white beans with my leftover ham?” (Yes, I could have cooked. ...
I thought I had picked up all the Fall – every plastic pumpkin, each colorful candy corn, and all the fake fall foliage. But not ...
It was a terrible condition. The disease which isolated its victims didn’t travel alone, for the mention of the word brought fear, dread and despair. ...
Okay. I admit it. I broke my own rule. In my home, the Christmas season usually begins the night of Thanksgiving when I distribute pajamas ...
Ivory soap wasn’t designed to float. Chocolate chip cookies were accidentally developed. A tension spring designed to monitor horsepower on naval battleships fell, and the ...
Last week, my family paused to reflect on the life and death of my sister Kay. She’s been gone two years and as my daughter ...
Although it’s been 27 years, JoAnn Morris Alexander remembers the day she discovered a dimpled knot on her breast. “It was purple and red and looked ...
I wanted to vote early this year; however, every time I passed the parish building, the long line of voters outside discouraged me. I decided ...
LAPLACE — On October 1, following a yearlong search, Shane Newton was named Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church in LaPlace. He, his wife Anna, and their ...
There are a few things in the Bible that cause me to wonder. For instance, who’s the guy who streaked in the garden? (Mark 14:51-52) ...