Crucifixes

UFC 159: Jon Jones beats Chael Sonnen by TKO in first round

2013-04-27 23:35:00

UFC 159 takes place Saturday night from Newark, New Jersey. The event is headlined by a UFC light heavyweight title bout between champion Jon Jones and challenger Chael Sonnen. UFC light heavyweight title: Jon Jones vs. Chael Sonnen Jones is one of...

From homeless to headlining

2013-03-28 14:38:00

Julian St. John's portrait "Crucifix Dreamz" looks lonely and haunted, not unlike the circumstances that created it. The image, mostly in blue pen, features a bearded man with ringed, blood-shot eyes staring almost vacantly at the viewer. Over his white...

The God Squad: Celebrate springtime, however you wish

2013-03-22 17:23:00

Thank you, dear readers, for your many kind comments on my column welcoming Pope Francis to the world of healing and hope. I'm truly excited to see his first humble and gracious acts, and I hope they presage a time of new beginnings and old continuities...

Some prayers for those who celebrate Passover or Easter...or not!

2013-03-21 02:30:04

Thank you, dear readers, for your many kind comments on my column welcoming Pope Francis to the world of healing and hope. I'm truly excited to see his first humble and gracious acts and I hope they presage a time of new beginnings and old continuities...

Our View: Salute for week of March 11

2013-03-11 09:49:00

Here is our weekly salute to the people, places and organizations that make Northern Michigan a special place to live. (N)ice job! Dennis Jessick of Harbor Springs and Rick Hoig of Pellston bring the underwater crucifix in Little Traverse Bay into view...

Reviewing the News

2013-03-06 05:24:00

50 years ago Hike clerk, manager pay Salaries for elective and appointive officials for the coming year were approved by the city council last night, effective with the terms starting after the April 1 election. City manager was set at $9,750, up $500;...

Crucifix viewing set for Saturday on bay ice

2013-02-27 07:08:00

PETOSKEY -- With winter's ice now providing the needed walking surface, the public will have an opportunity this weekend to view an underwater memorial in Little Traverse bay from above. As they've done in years past, Dennis Jessick of Harbor Springs and...

Family friend: Man is 4th sibling killed by gunfire

2013-01-26 19:10:00

A man slain on the West Side early this morning had two brothers and a sister who also were fatally gunned down in the city, according to a close family friend. "He was the last one," said Laverne Smith, 30, who said the man's mother no longer has any...

News of the Weird: Stopping an Asteroid With Paintballs

2012-12-03 13:10:00

If an asteroid is ever on a collision course with Earth, it is feasible that the planet could be saved by firing paintballs at it, according to an MIT graduate student whose detailed plan won this year's prize in a United Nations space council...

“Sons of Anarchy” recap: “Crucifixed”

2012-11-13 21:32:43

Thoughts from Dr. Joe: A blessing for the crucifix at St. Bede's

2012-11-14 18:57:00

In the 12th Century, Peter of Damascus wrote, “...Then we should also marvel how demons and various diseases are dispelled by the sign of the precious and life-giving Cross, which all can make without cost or effort.” I never paid attention...

Indiana exorcist fights the devil

2012-10-30 15:45:00

Vince Lampert grew up in the Haughville community on Indianapolis' west side. He said he saw a lot of things in his neighborhood as a boy, but nothing like he saw on a trip to Rome for study at the Vatican in 2006. “Probably the most bizarre...

Diver Peter Gillard of Petoskey is seen in this file photo with an underwater crucifix in Little Traverse Bay. The public will be able to view the memorial on Saturday, March 2.

2013-02-27 07:12:00

A jet crucifix found in a boundary ditch may be linked to three Jesuit priests who were held at Jamestown about 1614. Archaeologists have found two other near identical examples in the fort, which was founded 37 years after the Spanish planted a mission on the York River.

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