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HINTS FROM HELOISE: How to get rid of Bible respectfully

DEAR HELOISE: I hope you or your readers can help me (and most likely many others) with learning how to respectfully dispose of used or damaged Bibles. Thank you, and I love your good work! — Eddie S., via email Eddie, this is a very thoughtful question. I’ve heard of people taking a very old Bible and burying it in a garden or placing it under the hands of a deceased loved one while they lay in their coffin. Some people have the Bible buried with the person, while others remove it before burial. There are others who say that it’s served its purpose and place it in the ...

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: Low DEXA requires medicine for bones

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 74-year-old man. I have a DEXA score of -3.3. I take 1,200 mg of calcium with vitamin D daily. I lift weights and swim two to three times a week. My doctor put me on Prolia, and I had six months of infections. He switched me to Fosamax, and my blood pressure was 201/121 mmHg. I found a Phase 4 clinical trial showing that Fosamax can cause high blood pressure, but my doctor says that Fosamax “doesn’t cause high blood pressure.” I’m reluctant to try the other bisphosphonates for fear that they will do the same as Fosamax. Do I try the other drugs one at a ...

History of Youngstown Diocese given in Vienna

VIENNA — Varied facts and statistics relating to the Diocese of Youngstown were shared at a recent program hosted by the Vienna Historical Society. Joan Lawson, chancellor/archivist for the Diocese, led the program, which included Vienna’s connections to the Diocese including St. Joseph Church — an early Catholic church located in Vienna — to the present day St. Vincent de Paul Church, which is now known as St. Thomas the Apostle Church after it merged with St. Bernadette in Masury. Lawson, whose career includes public history, archiving and church ministry, said in 1943, ...

Diocese appoints communications and social concerns director

YOUNGSTOWN — Bishop David J. Bonnar on Tuesday announced the appointment of Meagen Farrell as communications and social concerns director for the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown. In the Office of Peace and Justice, Farrell replaces departing director, R.J. Mangan. In addition to supervising diocesan multimedia productions, sh e will take on the responsibilities of supporting diocesan prison ministry and parish respect life initiatives. Farrell becomes the diocesan contact for legislative advocacy, Catholic Relief Services and the Catholic Campaign for Human ...

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COMMUNITY CONCERT: The Joyful Connections Community Choir will present a free concert at 7 p.m. Sunday at Newton Falls First Baptist Church, 2640 S. Canal St.. The concert is “Music Through the Decades” and will feature songs from the 1950s to the present. The choir includes singers from the Warren and Youngstown areas. RELEASED TIME: Released Time, which is Bible education during school hours, will host a year-end celebration and a parent meet-and-greet 5:30 to 7 p.m. June 27 at Warren First Assembly of God, 2640 Parkman Road NW. Warren. The school ministries team will be there to ...