This story is part of Loved and Lost, a statewide media collaboration working to celebrate the life of every New Jersey resident who died of COVID-19. To learn more and submit a loved one s name to be profiled, visit lovedandlostnj.com.
Virginia Crilly could do it all.
An English major who graduated magna cum laude from the now-defunct Notre Dame College on Staten Island, she regularly made tatters of the New York Times revered crossword puzzles.
But Crilly s collegiate minors in French and philosophy shined just as often, said her daughter, Donna Crilly of Ramsey. Those who made the mistake of asking the devout Catholic a religious question often got more of a lecture than they d planned for.
Vernon Jordan, civil rights leader and close ally of Bill Clinton, dies msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Chuck Haga: Recalling those beacons of faith on the prairie
Some aging churches have been kept up by a dedicated few parishioners, grandchildren or great-grandchildren of founders. The buildings are still “beacons of faith on the prairie” as another reporter called them in a lovely, respectful piece nearly 20 years ago.
Written By:
Chuck Haga | ×
Chuck Haga is a columnist for the Grand Forks Herald. (Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald)
For me, the holiday season always brings churches to mind, even in this virus-dominated year when parish doors were often closed or dark worry altered the mood in the spaced-out pews.
gazetaprawna.pl - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gazetaprawna.pl Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
I grew up in Coral Gables, Fla., in the late ‘50s. Only one other Jewish family lived on our street. While my family was still finishing leftover turkey, our neighbors were inflating plastic Santas. I sulked at this injustice until my father found a way to make the holiday meaningful for us.