Today's Features

By Anna Jean Rhodes

A petite, slender, young woman bearing No. 268 crossed the finish line in the Ironman Triathlon in Louisville, Ky., after swimming 2.4 miles, riding a bicycle 104 miles and then running 26.2 miles in only 12 hours and 21 minutes.
She crossed the finish line with a big smile on her face, and said she enjoyed the experience throughout the three phases of the competition.  

First photo: A large group of students met at Vandalia Community High School on Sept. 22, to participate in the national See You at the Pole day. VCHS counselor Luke Holt, right, is shown addressing the group. 

Second photo: Students at Vandalia Junior High School also participated in the See You at the Pole activity before school on Wednesday, Sept. 22. The  student-led event included students as well as teachers. (Photo contributed)

“Ignorance of scripture is ignorance of Christ,” wrote St. Jerome. He is important for his translation of the Judeo-Christian Bible into the common language of the Roman Empire. Jerome’s interpretation, called the Vulgate, is still used today.
For centuries, translators and interpreters have labored diligently to put the Hebrew of the First Testament and the Greek of the Second Testament into words people can understand who do not read the ancient languages. Their interest was to bring Christ to people in their native tongue.