This is the time of year that I start thinking about all the seniors who will soon be graduating from high school. For the last 17 or 18 years of their lives, they have counted on their parents or guardians to hold…
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Throughout my life — 17 years — I have quickly picked up on the fact that there are few forms of entertainment in a small town. The options become even slimmer when you are referring to a small southern town in Arkansas.…
« read »Dear Dave, I have a roommate, and we’ve shared the same two-bedroom apartment for about three years. During that time, we’ve always had an agreement that we would split the bills 50-50. But for the last several months, he’s been very late paying…
« read »Today as we celebrate the feast of St. Joseph, who models for us what a good father must do when faced with challenges — walking by faith, responding to God’s message received in dreams, receiving Mary as his wife, being a faithful…
« read »On Friday afternoon, they took Jesus’ body down from the cross, and I imagine that they probably laid him gently in Mary’s arms. Joseph of Arimathea and John and others did the things that had to be done. Every squeak of the…
« read »Dear Dave,My mother died about a year and a half ago, and she left me and my younger sister $75,000 each. My sister is 16, and she plans on enlisting in the military after high school, then using the G.I. Bill to…
« read »Today begins the sacred Triduum, Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday — the days when evil did its worst, but Jesus rose victorious and now offers us a share in his victory. The first of these days has an older name…
« read »Bishop Anthony B. Taylor issued this statement March 25 regarding Pope Francis’ “white flag” comments March 9. Not a few people were perplexed by Pope Francis’ comment in an interview with Swiss broadcaster RSI, taken out of context that Ukraine should have…
« read »Dear Dave, I’m worried about my younger brother, and I need some advice. He’s divorced and has a son, and lately, it seems like he only wants to be a dad when it’s convenient. On top of this, he’s very irresponsible with money…
« read »Follow these tips to have a safe and enjoyable total solar eclipse. I have gathered these tips before and after seeing the total solar eclipse in Missouri Aug. 21, 2017. Deacon Jason Pohlmeier is the principal of St. Joseph School in Fayetteville.…
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