Celebrating the Feast of St. Joseph is a decades-old tradition at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Homewood. The custom continued March 16.About 200 people gathered in the parish hall for the annual event, the center of which was the huge St. Joseph Altar assembled as an offering of love, labor and sacrifice honoring the patron saint of the Universal Church.The altar … [Read more...]

The Birmingham Branch of the American Association of University Women celebrated Women's History Month at The Club on March 9.The featured speaker for the event was Susan Reynolds, associate editor of Alabama Heritage magazine. Her topic was "Augusta Evans Wilson: Writer, Rebel and Family Woman."Wilson and Julia Tutwiler are the only two women in the Alabama Hall of … [Read more...]

Some 200 parishioners gathered for dinner, fellowship and a Friday Lenten tradition at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Homewood on Feb. 15.The parish’s Knights of Columbus hosted the Lenten fish fry. The Knights fried tilapia, hush puppies and French fries and also served corn on the cob.After dinner, parishioners attended the Stations of the Cross and Benediction led by … [Read more...]

Festivities were in full swing in January as Opera Birmingham celebrated "Madame Butterfly."The cast was welcomed to town with a barbecue dinner, which has become an Opera Birmingham tradition, hosted by Kathy and Jim Emison in their home. Drs. Amy and John Johnstone, with their daughter Anne, joined the Emisons in greeting the cast.The following week, Birmingham … [Read more...]

The John Carroll Catholic High School Class of 1966 reunited in December with a luncheon meeting at Brio’s.Elette Tanory and Rosemary Antonio Alfano organized the event.The friends reminisced about old times and acquaintances. They shared news of their children and grandchildren, their spouses and retirement plans.Those attending included Nino Bruno Wright and her … [Read more...]