Columnists/Angela Kessler
Updated: January 31st, 2012
Ignore the whisper, get hit with a brick
Angela Kessler
Friday, 04 May 2012
Years ago, I heard a speaker relate a story about how God constantly whispers to us, and it is up to us to listen for those whispers and act upon them. And if we don’t, He’ll get our attention another way, even if it means throwing a brick through our window. Well, guess who has been ignoring t...
ANGELA KESSLER, Chronicle Editor
Friday, 06 April 2012
Happy Easter! What a wonderful time of year. It has been so fun watching everything come into bloom so early this year while enjoying record-setting temperatures in March. With the sudden heat and then the cooler thermometer readings at the end of t...
ANGELA KESSLER, Chronicle Editor
Friday, 02 March 2012
It’s all different now. Sure, everything around me is still the same: the church, the Mass, the people, the words. But it’s   completely different experience for me now. At the end of January, I was lucky enough to travel with 10 other...
ANGELA KESSLER, Chronicle Editor
Friday, 03 February 2012
February is the time traditionally set aside to celebrate the work of the Catholic Press. While I haven’t been able to pinpoint when this practice began, Catholic Press Month is the subject of a Time magazine article dated Feb. 4, 1924. Even though...
ANGELA KESSLER, Chronicle Editor
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
A mix of spirituality and history was on order for today. We began with a visit to the Church of the Ascension, which is located at the top of the Mount of Olives. This was one of the first four churches in the world to be built, but was destroyed on...
ANGELA KESSLER, Chronicle Editor
Monday, 30 January 2012
How does one put into words the feelings and emotions of a day spent in Bethlehem and the Old City of Jerusalem? I touched the birthplace of Christ. I touched the same wall He did when he stumbled wit...
ANGELA KESSLER, Chronicle Editor
Sunday, 29 January 2012
The day started early with a 6:45 a.m. meeting time to give the group time to attend the 7 a.m. Mass at the Basilica of the Annunciation, which we had visited during our first day in Nazareth. While t...
ANGELA KESSLER, Chronicle Editor
Saturday, 28 January 2012
Everyone knows the majority of Jesus’ ministry was around the Sea of Galilee. It was there, he found disciples. It was there he walked on water. It was there he multiplied the loaves and the fishes....
ANGELA KESSLER, Chronicle Editor
Saturday, 28 January 2012
A full day today included a drive up the Mediterranean Sea coastline from Tel Aviv to Caesarea, then to Mount Carmel and finally to Nazareth. Many stops along the way, included historic ports, archeol...
ANGELA KESSLER, Chronicle Editor
Thursday, 26 January 2012
It is quite a journey to get from northwest Ohio to Israel. It starts with a flight from Detroit to New York City, a change of terminals and then another 10 hours on a plane before arriving in the Mid...