Fr. Glenn: ‘Ask For Anything But …’
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Well, we are closing in on the Christian Holy Week, beginning this year on April 2nd with Passion (or “Palm”) Sunday, and to end that week in remembrance and celebration of the most pivotal events of the Christian year—the passion, death and then resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth two-ish millennia ago.
Remembrance of those events cannot but elicit memories of our losses of loved ones often suddenly and without notice. Whether by accident, crime or by a mechanical failure within the body by embolism or aneurism or some undiagnosed malady, few sorrows strike us so deeply. Even Read More
Tales Of Our Times: Chestnuts Carry Ancient Stories Of People And The Environment
By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water
Chestnuts have been celebrated through the ages, which does not imply their time is over. Their story is rich in its own right and also adds context for items in the day’s news.
Some 10,000 to 15,000 years ago, the world population was maybe one to ten million people much like us, yet who ably met basic needs despite the lack of any writing system. About then, populations began growing staple food crops in many regions of the world. Our knowledge has multiplied many times over from then till now. Even with all that, vastly more lives and livelihoods Read More
All Shall Be Well: May We Be Quick To Hear, Slow To Speak, Slow To Anger
Clergy from left, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired; Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Assistant Rector Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Courtesy photo
By The Rev. Nicolé Raddu Ferry
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Los Alamos
And all shall be well.
Those of you reading this article have learned that we are in the midst of something. Yup we moved our clocks ahead one hour. Anyone still tired? Families of school children are thinking “will we make it to Spring Break?” The calendar says that Spring has arrived and yet although we are ready to not wear our coats and hats the little snow squalls we have experienced Read More
Father Theophan: Giving Up For Lent
Inside Trailer Chapel. Courtesy/Father Theophan
By Father Theophan
Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church
Los Alamos
As we pass the middle point of the Great Fast, Lent in western parlance, the question often arises from friends not often seen, “So what are you giving up for Lent?” It’s met with a myriad of answers: red meat, chocolate, sweets, movies, etc.
Orthodox Christians don’t ask. Firstly, because fasting is a personal matter, one that should not be judged by another, and secondly, the rules for the Great Fast are ubiquitous in the eastern faith.
Simply, we’re instructed to become vegan, Read More
Home Country: Ol’ Julius
Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES
“Makes a guy wonder sometimes,” Windy Wilson said, “if gettin’ all stabbed to death might not be a bad way to go.”
The rest of us – the Supreme Court of Dang Near Everything at the Mule Barn coffee shop – politely choked on our java and put the cups down. Even for Windy, this was quite an observation.
“Yer prolly askin’ yerselves,” Windy said, “how I gerrymanderated myself into this observation.”
“Well … yes …actually.”
“Doc, I know you and the boys need fresh idears ever year or two jest to keep you sharpened, so here’s how I figger it. You know it’s dang near March fifteen, right? Read More
Demas: Kids Yoga = Stronger Brains
Jennifer Demas teaching kids yoga. Courtesy/Jacci Gruninger
By JENNIFER DEMAS, RYT200
High Mountain Wellbeing
Los Alamos
As a Kids Yoga Teacher, this week I share a bit about why Kids Yoga is such an important tool in a child’s development.
Kids yoga is not just fitness, fun and games, it is scientifically proven to have positive effects on brain development.
While there are many therapies out there to help children and their parents, not all therapies and modalities are accessible to or well understood by most families. In contrast, kids yoga is both well known and accessible.
What most families Read More
McQuiston: What Is Subrogation?
By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos 1963
Subrogation is a common term in the insurance industry but not a common one outside of it. So what is subrogation?
Subrogation is a legal right the insurance company holds to pursue a third-party responsible for the damages caused to the policyholder. Practically speaking, your insurance company may cover your claimed damages for which another party is responsible. You then subrogate your rights to the insurance company who has the legal right to sue the responsible party to recover money for you. This right of the insurer to Read More
