WOMEN IN HISTORY: A Nun’s Life — Yesterday, Today, TomorrowNora Edinger March 24, 2020Editor’s note: Of all the forms of spirituality practiced in Wheeling, perhaps the least understood is that of the various...
HIDDEN GEMS: Inner Sanctums of Peace, History and BeautyNora Edinger February 18, 2020Editor’s note: This is the second in an ongoing series of stories about beautiful spaces in Wheeling that are rarely...
HIDDEN GEMS: A Tale of Two ChapelsNora Edinger December 23, 2019Editor’s note: Today’s post on two gem-like chapels launches a new occasional series on lovely but lesser-known facets of Wheeling’s...
Soul Is the Goal for Church Christmas ProgramsNora Edinger December 4, 2019id you ever wear angel wings constructed out of wire coat hangers and tinsel? Or was it a shepherd’s costume...
Bishop Mark E. Brennan: ‘The Only Way to Overcome Evil Is With Good’Nora Edinger September 3, 2019Editor’s note: Today’s post — part of an ongoing Weelunk series on Spirituality in the Ohio Valley — features a...
Vineyard at 40: Still a ‘Rock and Roll Church’Nora Edinger August 23, 2019he naked ladies were a bit of a stretch, but if there were ever a church that could cope with...
Jewish Community Celebrates 170 Years of WorshipChristina Fisanick July 31, 2019ollowing the second wave of Jewish migration to the United States during the 1840s-80s, the early Jewish community in West...
Palms Herald Holy WeekNora Edinger April 12, 2019Editor’s note: In a continuing series on how the Ohio Valley expresses its spirituality, today’s post is the story behind...
Lent: A Time for RenewalNora Edinger March 6, 2019Editor’s note: The Lenten/Easter season looms large in the Christian calendar. In today’s feature on Spirituality in the Ohio Valley,...
In With the Old: Ancient Liturgy Key to Orthodox WorshipNora Edinger February 6, 2019Editor’s note: As part of a continuing series on how Wheeling residents express spirituality, today’s post features Orthodoxy, an ancient...
Driven to Action: Fighting Addiction and More Through PrayerNora Edinger January 23, 2019Editor’s note: In a continuing series about how valley residents express their spirituality, Weelunk hit the road with a trio...
Couple Trades Big Pay for Big BlessingsNora Edinger December 11, 2018Editor’s note: As part of a continuing series on how Wheeling residents express their spirituality, today’s post features a young...
Iafrate Fighting for a Better ChurchNora Edinger November 29, 2018Editor’s note: As part of a continuing series on how Ohio Valley residents express their spirituality, Weelunk recently visited with...
Comfort Keeps Pouring In for Jewish CommunityNora 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...
Hogan’s Spirituality Meanders Along an Eclectic PathNora Edinger October 26, 2018Editor’s note: As part of a continuing series on how Wheeling residents express spirituality, today’s post features an area man...
‘The Calling’ Keeps Him AliveNora Edinger September 19, 2018Editor’s note: As part of a continuing series on how Wheeling residents express spirituality, today’s post features a ministry that...
House of Hagar Sees Christ in Each of UsEllen 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...
Wheeling Roots Bring Rabbi Lief Back to Temple ShalomNora Edinger June 15, 2018There might be easier places to be a Jew. There might be easier places to be a rabbi. But, none...