WOMEN IN HISTORY: A Nun’s Life — Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow Nora Edinger March 24, 2020 Editor’s note: Of all the forms of spirituality practiced in Wheeling, perhaps the least understood is that of the various orders of nuns who have served in the city since the 1840s. The Sisters of St. Joseph, ...
HIDDEN GEMS: Inner Sanctums of Peace, History and Beauty Nora Edinger February 18, 2020 Editor’s note: This is the second in an ongoing series of stories about beautiful spaces in Wheeling that are rarely seen. Today’s post features two tiny chapels, one located inside the city’s oldest standing c...
HIDDEN GEMS: A Tale of Two Chapels Nora Edinger December 23, 2019 Editor’s note: Today’s post on two gem-like chapels launches a new occasional series on lovely but lesser-known facets of Wheeling’s architectural heritage. You’ve driven past them. One tiny chapel on Nation...
Soul Is the Goal for Church Christmas Programs Nora Edinger December 4, 2019 Did you ever wear angel wings constructed out of wire coat hangers and tinsel? Or was it a shepherd’s costume that involved the most discreetly patterned bathrobe in the house, a pillowcase, and some rope? ...
Bishop Mark E. Brennan: ‘The Only Way to Overcome Evil Is With Good’ Nora Edinger September 3, 2019 Editor’s note: Today’s post — part of an ongoing Weelunk series on Spirituality in the Ohio Valley — features a candid interview with Bishop Mark E. Brennan, newly installed leader of the Wheeling-Charleston Di...
Vineyard at 40: Still a ‘Rock and Roll Church’ Nora Edinger August 23, 2019 The naked ladies were a bit of a stretch, but if there were ever a church that could cope with Art Nouveau statues in its “sanctuary,” the Vineyard would be it. “We Photoshopped Hawaiian shirts on them,” lea...
Jewish Community Celebrates 170 Years of Worship Christina Fisanick July 31, 2019 Following the second wave of Jewish migration to the United States during the 1840s-80s, the early Jewish community in West Virginia was comprised mainly of German and other central European Immigrants. German ...
Palms Herald Holy Week Nora Edinger April 12, 2019 Editor’s note: In a continuing series on how the Ohio Valley expresses its spirituality, today’s post is the story behind area churches’ celebration of the start to the Christian Holy Week. Palm Sunday commemor...
Lent: A Time for Renewal Nora Edinger March 6, 2019 Editor’s note: The Lenten/Easter season looms large in the Christian calendar. In today’s feature on Spirituality in the Ohio Valley, the rector of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church shares his thoughts on getting ...
In With the Old: Ancient Liturgy Key to Orthodox Worship Nora Edinger February 6, 2019 Editor’s note: As part of a continuing series on how Wheeling residents express spirituality, today’s post features Orthodoxy, an ancient form of Christianity whose worship has remained virtually unchanged sinc...
Driven to Action: Fighting Addiction and More Through Prayer Nora Edinger January 23, 2019 Editor’s note: In a continuing series about how valley residents express their spirituality, Weelunk hit the road with a trio of New Martinsville residents who consider the opioid epidemic a soul battle worthy ...
Couple Trades Big Pay for Big Blessings Nora Edinger December 11, 2018 Editor’s note: As part of a continuing series on how Wheeling residents express their spirituality, today’s post features a young couple who are going against the cultural flow. Matt and Amanda Cummins are trad...
Iafrate Fighting for a Better Church Nora Edinger November 29, 2018 Editor’s note: As part of a continuing series on how Ohio Valley residents express their spirituality, Weelunk recently visited with a Wheeling man whose spiritual/social-justice calling includes bringing even ...
Comfort Keeps Pouring In for Jewish Community Nora Edinger November 3, 2018 “It’s been something,” said Rabbi Joshua Lief. He was actually sitting down for a brief moment at the end of a week that included the shock of a deadly shooting at a nearby synagogue, an interfaith memorial for...
Hogan’s Spirituality Meanders Along an Eclectic Path Nora Edinger October 26, 2018 Editor’s note: As part of a continuing series on how Wheeling residents express spirituality, today’s post features an area man who — like a growing number of Americans — embraces a mix of faith traditions. ...
‘The Calling’ Keeps Him Alive Nora Edinger September 19, 2018 1 Editor’s note: As part of a continuing series on how Wheeling residents express spirituality, today’s post features a ministry that is the polar opposite of America’s mega-church trend. This pastor has a congre...
House of Hagar Sees Christ in Each of Us Ellen Brafford McCroskey August 21, 2018 “I call them ‘transients,’ but you call them ‘friends.’ And we’re talking about the same people.” Kate Marshall, who operates the House of Hagar-Catholic Worker in East Wheeling, heard these words recently f...
Wheeling Roots Bring Rabbi Lief Back to Temple Shalom Nora Edinger June 15, 2018 There might be easier places to be a Jew. There might be easier places to be a rabbi. But, none of them has quite the feeling of home that Wheeling, W.Va., does, according to Joshua Lief, rabbi of Temple Shalom...
