On a January night in 1902, the sports wedding of the year took place at the marble altar. Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2024 Clockwise from left: a central view of the nave; the Pietà in the choir altar by the sculptor Nicolas Coustou; the pipe organ, meticulously cleaned. Mi...
a table or platform used in a church service or ceremonial rite: They knelt at the altar for communion. Not to be confused with: alter –change: alter a will; adjust: She’ll need to alter her wedding gown to make it fit. Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright ...
Several years ago, I was at the wedding of two of my friends. As I was watching the happy couple sway through their first dance, I came to a realization that, while entertaining, really got me thinking. The bride was basically a younger version of the groom’s mother, and the groom w...
1. “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” Genesis 50:20…This verse comes from the story of Joseph who was sold into slavery by his brothers because they were jealous of him and his close relationship...
t sit up there like sardines.” First Lady Loretta said, “It’s not whether she minds, it’s inappropriate for a man to sit in first class and put his wife in back.” I agree. Now, my husband hates tight airplane seats, but he wouldn’t nor couldn’t put me in the back…What...
t sit up there like sardines.” First Lady Loretta said, “It’s not whether she minds, it’s inappropriate for a man to sit in first class and put his wife in back.” I agree. Now, my husband hates tight airplane seats, but he wouldn’t nor couldn’t put me in the back…What...
Marriage had had of old but too little to say to the matter: for the girl who was to have been his bride there had been no bridal embrace. She had died of a malignant fever after the wedding-day had been fixed, and he had lost before fairly tasting it an affection that promised to...
my wedding day). I quickly try to figure out if there's any possible way, with the time difference, I could make it to the game (3 p.m. London) and back to Long Island (4.30 p.m. ceremony) and come to the conclusion that the only possible solution is to move the wedding. Crap...
Multiple GRAMMY Award winner Tina Campbell returns to the gospel music charts with her highly anticipated brand-new single, “Pray For Me.” We have all said, “Pray for me” at some point in our lives, right? Check out the single below… ...
Divorce wasn’t an option for me, initially. So, I stewed in the disconnect for way too long, looking back to figure out how I—a smart and intelligent girl—could have gotten into such an antithetical, until-death-do-you-part relationship. Often when we should know better, we can ...