This priest has wings. –hutchnews.com

Cleric flies here for popular Cosmosphere program

By Kristen Roderick – The Hutchinson News -kroderick@hutchnews.com

A Topeka priest grimaced as he thought about where he could have been a few decades ago.

Father Shawn P. Tunink found that people contemplated sending a priest into space with the Mercury 7 program after reading the book “Rocket Men” by Craig Nelson. Read the rest of this entry »

Troop 831 Scouts out Virginia

By Matt Saint on August 2, 2010 7:33 AM Share:

Now that we have had a few days at Jamboree, the members of Western Los Angeles Troop 831 have done some activities. There was an Arena Show, religious services, and some bad weather.

Many of us are still getting our bearings; in fact I made a wrong turn after the Arena Show and had my own three-hour tour walking from one end of the Jamboree to the other. It’s still different weather from back home in Southern California, but the Troop 831 Scouts are more acclimated to the heat and humidity now so it’s much more tolerable. Read the rest of this entry »

via Chaplin’s Aide Duties | eHow.com.

A chaplain’s aide is a volunteer leadership position with the Boy Scouts of America, whose goal is to encourage the spiritual growth of each troop member and to assist the troop chaplain. “A Scout is reverent. He is reverent toward God. He is faithful in his religious duties and respects the convictions of others in matters of custom and religion,” according to the Boy Scouts of America. To encourage scouts to grow in their faith, a wide range of religious emblems are available for the scout to pursue.

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The World Organization on the Scout Movement has just published the Guidelines on Spiritual and Religious Development pamphlet to help leaders provide scouts the opportunity for spiritual growth in their programs. Read it online or download it at the WOSM website.