It sounds like the start of a joke, a Jew and a Muslim walk into a Methodist Church and read some poetry, but in reality, that is exactly what happened and the event held in Island Heights served as a ...

Two new books give a multi-hued portrait of Seamus Heaney as he pursued a late-20th-century vocation as a public advocate of ...

The Catoosa County Fireworks Fest will feature the "biggest, most spectacular fireworks show yet," with 1,000 more total ...

Following another hymn, The Reverend James Gandon began his touching eulogy: “Graham and Cynthia were married here in this ...

On Memorial Day, dozens of citizens gathered at the Clark County ... which he called the greatestmemorial speech of all time, and told the story of Mike Christian, a soldier mentioned in the late ...

On Memorial Day we recognize the powerful force of love and courage in those who have died, laying down their lives for others. In the Christian tradition ... who fought in the First World War, penned ...

The official proclamation calls on Americans “to observe Memorial Day by praying, according to their individual religious faith ... began with a World War I poem," according to history.com.

A Canadian physician penned a poem that inspired the Memorial Day connection to the poppy. Then an American professor wrote her own poem and promoted the flower as a symbol of remembrance.

The church styles itself as a liberal Christian community ... poignantly read his father’s poem Detour, with its first four lines stating: I want my funeral to include this detour / Down the ...

Most funeral programs are folded booklets, but you can also create a single-page handout or an online version. Select a simple yet respectful design that incorporates subtle colors, floral patterns, ...

While the full poem has a religious side, its message is universal ... are going to resemble a funeral poem in their sorrow. Nonetheless, the inspiration is still very much present in the form ...

What kind of love poems are you in the mood for? T hroughout literary history, love poems have connected lonely hearts, transcended cultural barriers and ultimately withstood the ...