Grief as a Bridge to Healing at Mepkin Abbey
Sister Ann Billard and Trappist monks at Mepkin Abbey guide retreats on grief for aging readers and visitors. The program uses the Emmaus story to help participants recount loss, find meaning, and reinvest in a new reality while noting the need for communal support and patient healing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moncks Corner
S.C
Ann Billard
Ann
Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Mercy
Charleston
South Carolina
Mepkin Abbey
Guerrie Heckel
Berkeley County
Henry Luce
Clare Boothe Luce
New Melleray Abbey
Iowa
Benedict of
Nursia
the Abbey
Sister Ann
Christ
Emmaus
Jesus
Jerusalem
Cathy Jamieson-Ogg
Trinity United Methodist Church
Blythewood
Jamieson-Ogg
Voices of Faith on Good Spirituality and Scripture
The piece pairs Rev Raymond Davis Jr and Lama Chuck Stanford with Bethel and Rabbi Mark Levin offering views on goodness faith and scripture. It contrasts Christian grace with Buddhist mindfulness and discusses Old Testament completeness and divine inspiration through scholars and church leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Davis Jr
Greater Corinthian Church of Christ Now
Kansas City
Jesus
Lama Chuck
Stanford
Rime
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Mark H.e Levin
Congregation Beth Torah
God
Ely teen to earn Eagle honors at Saturday ceremony
Michael Charles Struck son of Dena and Charles Struck Jr will receive his Eagle Award at a noon Court of Honor at Hope United Church of Christ 150 Ninth Ave Hiawatha A Prairie High School freshman in Cedar Rapids Struck is a member of Troop 37 sponsored by Shueyville United Methodist Church He earned the Arrow of Light 33 merit badges four religion badges and two top offices Senior Patrol Leader and Patrol Leader His Eagle project Soldiers Aid is Vital raised 562 pounds of food and funds to buy 636 pairs of black socks for U S soldiers overseas benefiting Linn County Veterans Affairs Office and the Iowa Troop Pantry Twenty four people assisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Michael Charles Struck
Dena
Charles Struck Jr
Hope United Church of Christ
Ninth Ave
Hiawatha
Struck
Prairie High School
Cedar Rapids
Shueyville United Methodist Church
Arrow of Light
U.S
Linn County
Landlocked Iowa Mussels Highlight Pink Heel Splitter
Rich Patterson of Indian Creek Nature Center describes freshwater mussels in Iowa rivers, noting species like the pink heelsplitter. He explains their life cycle from spawning to larval hitchhiking on fish and eventual maturation, with shells prized for their pink interiors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa River
Rich Patterson
Indian Creek Nature Center
Rpatterson
Indiancreeknaturecenter
Religious and community events listed for The Gazette calendar
The Gazette calendar item highlights The Blackwood Quartet concert at First United Methodist Church in Marengo on May 3 with a freewill donation. It also lists lectures, church services, prayer events, retreats, and a May Friendship Day program across Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Swisher and nearby areas featuring church groups, pastors, and community gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackwood Quartet
First United Methodist Church
Court Ave
Marengo
Blackwood Brothers
Blackwood Gospel Quartet
Grace United Methodist Church
Marengo Rd
Tiffin
Church Women United
Judy Beckler
Echo Hill Presbyterian Church
C Ave
Cedar Rapids
Denise
Also Mentioned on This Page
Faith & Values
Voices OF Faith
Jesus Christ
Betty
Hanna-Witherspoon
Ebenezer Ame Church
Umberto Cassuto
Hebrew University
EAGLE
Michael
Nature’s Note
Marion Patterson
Rex Reed
New York
Uitie
Terence
Tolling Stone
Jollins
Collinsroadtheatres.cc
44Nean
Safe Haven
Suntet
Planet Earth
the Gazette
TheGazette.com
John
First Presbyterian Church
Fifth St
Gary Connors-Roe
Four Oaks
St. Raphael Orthodox Church
St. Raphael of Brooklyn
East College St
Iowa City
Bill Kneemiller
Our Lady of the Prairie
145Th Ave
Wheatland
Mass
Iran
Baha'i Faith Information Center
First Ave
Steeple Lane
Swisher
St John’s Lutheran Ely
First Presbyterian Ely
Shueyville
Galaxy 16 Cine Idiatehe A
Hesiilitoblastia Ladantobe Ad Peale Au Au
Ofa At
Yle
Hurs
Company
Fui
Sat-Sun
Mon-Thurs
Sun
An. Adas
Oblivion
Place Beyond the Pines
the Croods
Man- Wed
Evil Dead
Sat
Olympus
Iron Man
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!