Death – what’s to worry about?
In 1927, an S-4 Navy submarine was accidentally rammed by a Coast Guard Cutter, sending it immediately to the bottom of the bay. The entire crew was trapped.
Epitaphs of Life
I don’t know about you but every day I am amazed at the creativity of human beings - even at the time of death.
The Importance of Thanksgiving (Year Round!)
When Billy Walsh was a youngster, his family lived near Mrs. Smithson. A widow eighty years of age, Mrs. Smithson was in constant pain and crippled by rheumatoid arthritis that ravaged her body.
Dark Nights of the Soul
Let me begin by sharing with you the gospel according to Peanuts: Snoopy longs to be a writer. Snoopy begins every story he writes with those familiar words, "It was a dark and stormy night."
Life at 102
On April 27, 102 years ago, Bill Barnett was born. A lot has changed over the last 100-plus years, but some things have stayed the same.
How do you spell relief?
I don’t know why but I was drawn to these words and what we do here today in Sell Chapel with Holy Communion: Life sometimes gets heavy for each of us and I was truly drawn to these words.
Sports, Christianity, and Metaphors for the Soul
Don’t tell me God doesn’t speak to us in different ways. But let me start as I usually do by trying to put a smile on our face.
Making Musical Connections
Masonic Village at Elizabethtown music therapists, staff, interns and students gathered in Harrisburg for the Mid-Atlantic Region (MAR) of the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) Conference.
Of Death and Heaven
The torches burned long into the night in the banquet hall. Their flickering light cast grotesque shadows across the huge table.
$86,000 to Benefit Young Students
To give children, regardless of household income, the best educational opportunities, Masonic Villages has received $86,000 from local organizations through the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program in 2016.