Samantha Fulkerson, Nazareth High School graduate, received the Catholic Life Insurance All-American Scholar Award. Fulkerson, the daughter of John and Angela Fulkerson, plans to attend the University of Dallas-Iving, Texas, this fall. A total of 35 seniors received the $1,000 All-American Scholarship from Catholic Life Insurance.
Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. (James 1:12 NIV) The pressure applied to us as Christians will make us into a crown jewel in God’s royal collection.
I grew up in a small coal mining town in Western Pennsylvania. Though not perceived as such by those of us who gr…
