Articles For Heart Mind Soul

Letter to the Editor, Christmas in our Heart and Soul Every day is Christmas in the heart and soul of all who believe in Jesus Christ. Christmas is not just one day every year, it is every day of the year for all who believe that Jesus Christ came to save us from our sins and show us the way to Our Father in Heaven. Christmas is not just for a season, it is a reason to believe always and forever. Christmas is all around us every day of the year, if only we have eyes to see, ears to hear and a heart and soul filled with faith to believe in the Christmas Miracle. Christmas is about giving; Jesus giving Himself to us and us giving ourselves to Him and to others. The Christmas season is filled with all the love and generosity of spirit that marks any celebration centered on our Savior Jesus Christ; because giving is actually receiving. It’s time we got back in touch with the truth about the real relationship between giving and receiving whi...

Obituary for Maria E. Tijerina deceased Legion of Mary Auxiliary Member Maria E. Tijerina, age 84, went to be with the Lord on December 17, 2016 in Del Rio, Texas.  She was preceded in death by her parents Geronimo and Matilde Tijerina.  Left to cherish her memory are her sisters, Bertha Tijerina and Olivia Tijerina.  Sister-in-law, Rufina Tijerina.  Also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.  Visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Sunset Memorial Oaks Funeral Home.  Recitation of the Holy Rosary at 7:00PM.  Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, December 22, 2016 at 10:00am at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Interment to follow at San Felipe Cemetery. Visitation DEC 21.  05:00  PM  - 09:00  PM Sunset Memorial Oaks - Del Rio 2020 North Bedell Avenue Del Rio, TX, US, 78840 Ros...

Letter to the Editor, Proper burial for babies aborted in Texas Starting December 19, Texas abortion facilities will no longer be allowed to throw aborted babies' bodies in landfills or down the garbage disposal. Instead, they will be required to bury or cremate them.   The Texas Department of Health and Human Services proposed the rules in July. They were finalized November 28. The rules will apply to hospitals and abortion centers but not to women who carry out chemical abortions in their homes. The rules will also not apply to babies miscarried at home. Several of the Center for Medical Progress's groundbreaking undercover investigative videos exposing Planned Parenthood brazenly trafficking in fetal body parts involved Texas abortionists. In one video, Dr. Amna Dermish, a Planned Parenthood late-term abortionist in Austin, said that the goal of harvesting intact fetal heads will "give me something to strive for." In another, Planned...

Letter to the Editor, Education Secretary: School choice advocate President-elect Donald Trump has chosen education advocate Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary. “Betsy DeVos is a brilliant and passionate education advocate,” said Trump in a statement. “Under her leadership we will reform the U.S. education system and break the bureaucracy that is holding our children back so that we can deliver world-class education and school choice to all families". DeVos said, “I am honored to accept this responsibility to work with the President-elect on his vision to make American education great again. The status quo in education is not acceptable. Together, we can work to make transformational change that ensures every student in America has the opportunity to fulfill his or her highest potential.” The Trump statement notes that DeVos is chairwoman of the American Federation for Children, whose mission is to “improve our nation’s K-12 education by advancing syste...

Letter to the Editor,   How Christmas celebrations returned to Cuba Recalling Pope John Paul II’s visit to Cuba in January 1998, Joaquín Navarro-Valls, who was Pope John Paul II’s spokesman and Director of the Holy See Press Office, shared this in an interview with the Italian daily newspaper La Stampa Navarro-Valls revealed that John Paul II had been sending delegates to Cuba for a decade. The Pope was eager to visit the island but he still hadn’t received an invitation. Finally, in November 1996, Castro came to Rome for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) meeting; he was received in the Vatican and formally invited the Pope. Navarro-Valls explained how they prepared for the visit: “We worked for the whole of 1997 to organize it. Three months prior to the visit, in October that year, Navarro-Valls went to Havana and met Castro. It was a long six hour meeting that ended at around three in the morning”. Navarro-Valls explain...

Letter to the Editor, Bye-bye celebrity culture The majority of Americans are slightly aware of the vast conglomerate of celebrities, and not in tune with the media exposure and exploitation of the celebrity culture. Americans are just too busy living their own day-to-day life that they do not care what celebrities have to say about anything. These same celebrities accuse President-elect Donald Trump of being arrogant, egotistical, narcissistic and self-absorbed, but that is the proverbial pot calling the kettle black. These celebrities stated that they would leave the country if Trump was elected President, well good riddance. Did they actually believe that by threatening to leave the United States, the American electorate would think to themselves, “Oh, let’s not vote for Trump so that these celebrities can stay in the United States and not move elsewhere”? Good bye, Amy Schumer, actress and comedian, who said she would be moving to Spai...