I recently spent several days in Florida Hospital Lake Placid. This was my first experience in 69 years as a patient. The other hospital experiences that I had were as a pastor/chaplain, which is quite a difference. ...more

June 11, 2009

I would like to publicly extend a heartfelt thank you to the following people and organizations for their generosity in remembering my husband, Robert Skorka, on April 19: ...more

May 28, 2009

A dozen crewmembers of the freighter Rio Magdalena are waiting for air tickets to return to their home countries and pay for the last month and a half of work. ...more

February 17, 2009

American Legion Post 186 will present the Four Chaplains Memorial Service at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 1, at Mariner United Methodist Church, 7079 Mariner Blvd., Spring Hill. ...more

January 16, 2009

Before the public visitation on Wednesday, the entire student body gathered in the beautiful circular St. Anthony's Chapel in the middle of the Jesuit campus. ...more

December 12, 2008

A few days before Thanksgiving, I worked the crack-of-dawn, 40-degree morning shift at Metropolitan Ministries with a school service club. ...more

December 7, 2008

Nov. 11 will be among my proudest memories. ...more

November 27, 2008

About 50 students, parents and teachers brought their pets to the Blessing of Animals at the Academy of the Holy Names. The Oct. 4 service was conducted by the Rev. Jeff Johnston, the academy's chaplain, who was assisted by his Irish setters, Drummer, Seamus and Liam. ...more

October 22, 2008

Alarmed by a record rate of suicide in its ranks, the Army has unveiled a unique prevention tool - an interactive video to be mandatory viewing Armywide - in which soldiers will play the role of an anguished infantryman and make virtual choices that lead the character to get help or, in the worst case, shoot himself in the head. ...more

October 9, 2008

The Rev. H. Richard Bills first arrived in Plant City to pastor First Baptist Church in 1957. He was 41 years old and at the peak of his career. ...more

May 10, 2008