Pastor Walter Mitty had already decided he was going to use the "blessed are the peacemakers" text for his sermon on Sunday. After all, it would be the day before Veterans Day, and wasn't Jesus against war and all in for peacemaking?

Participants in the Kingdom Retreat on Saturday and Game Day on Sunday at St. Bernardine's Fearon Hall might not know where they are at first because of the extensive renovations completed in the hall and adjoining cafeteria just in time for the two events this coming weekend.

Three months ago, I walked out of a local big box store with a bathroom scale, feeling like I was a pretty smart consumer. I had picked one out that I thought was a bargain.

Anthony and Kim panhandle almost every day where the ramps to and from the Eisenhower intersect with Harlem Avenue. If they are lucky, they make enough to pay for a $17/person hotel room, some cheap food and train fare.