Carol McPhail
AL.com Mobile
Contact Carol
Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.
| Recent: |
|
| Past: |
|
Past articles by Carol:
Which patron saint are you?
We chose some of the most popular sai.nts and created a short quiz for your entertainment. Answer a few questions to see who you most resemble → Read More
CityHope Church's next campus will be inside Holman prison
Two services would be held simultaneously each Sunday at 1 p.m. – one in the chapel for the general population and a second in a room for death-row inmates. → Read More
When boat building is about something more
Members of the Math Club studied geometry and fractions this year by building two boats in a mentoring project sponsored by the 100 Black Men of Mobile, the school system and the Wooden Boat Ministry. → Read More
Retiring rabbi trades historic Mobile temple for West Coast weddings as 'Surfing Ventura Rabbi'
In this Q&A, Rabbi Donald Kunstadt, who is turning 60, talks about his tenure on the Gulf Coast and his plans for the West Coast. → Read More
Amen. Hundreds in stands at Ladd-Peebles Stadium to close out National Day of Prayer
Public officials, pastors, chaplains and others were called upon to pray for various segments of society. → Read More
Msgr. Michael Farmer, back from Rome, will coordinate construction of St. Michael high school
On June 1, Farmer will also return to his previous positions as rector of the Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, vicar general and pastor of St. Joseph Parish on Springhill Avenue. → Read More
The Weather Channel airs segment on Dauphin Island Regatta
Spokesman Bailey Rogers said the segment would air at about 8:30 a.m. CST and would continue to run throughout Weather Center Live. → Read More
Knights of Peter Claver gather for district conference in Mobile, its founding city
The theme for the conference is "Celebrating Claverism in Unity and Service to Mankind." → Read More
Watch Jim Cantore discuss Dauphin Island Regatta; Weather Channel plans investigative piece
An official with the Fairhope Yacht Club, the host for the event, has told AL.com that miscommunication – and not weather concerns – caused an hour's delay in the start of the 9:30 a.m. race. → Read More
Should NRDA oil spill funds be spent on a conference center at Gulf State Park?
An $85.5 million project for Gulf State Park in coastal Alabama has stirred controversy because it would be funded through the Natural Resources Damage Assessment process related to the BP oil spill. → Read More
'Flora-Bama church' to serve weary Mullet Toss workers with 'Grace Room'
"Our goal is to love on them unconditionally throughout the Mullet Toss. It's a simple Bible mandate," said Rev. Jeremy Mount, pastor of the church, which is affiliated with Central Christian Church in Las Vegas. → Read More
See the latest numbers on how Protestants, Catholics feel about same-sex marriage
The survey, entitled the American Values Atlas, drew on more than 40,000 interviews from a random sample of Americans between April 2, 2014, and Jan. 4, 2015. → Read More
2 songs by UMobile student, grad land in new church music book 'How Excellent'
Music from "How Excellent" will be performed in concert Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Dauphin Way Baptist Church in Mobile. → Read More
5 years after the oil spill, how's the seafood? A Q&A with Chris Blankenship
Chris Blankenship is director of the state Marine Resources Division and serves as the program administrator of the Alabama Seafood Marketing and Testing Commission. → Read More
Holocaust remembrance event features Auschwitz survivor, student art and essays
This year also marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the notorious Nazi concentration camp located in south Poland that is estimated to have killed more than a million people. → Read More
This is not your Western Easter egg: Why the Greek Orthodox Church dyes them red
Annunciation's priest, Rev. Elias Stevens, described the week as "exhilarating but exhausting, very peaceful." → Read More
Irish priest who changed Catholic tithing is remembered in Mobile as 'beloved pastor'
Jennings is regarded as the priest responsible for the one-envelope system of tithing in the 1980s, which is now used by Catholics nationwide, church officials said. → Read More
Easter sunrise at Bellingrath Gardens: Hundreds celebrate 'greatest joy of the year for Christians'
"Everything that we believe is centered on what we're celebrating this morning," Rev. Doug Pennington, Mobile district superintendent for the United Methodist Church. → Read More
Passover theme of freedom has special meaning in 2015, says rabbi
The goal of the Seder is to retell the story of the Exodus - how God brought the Israelite people out from slavery in Egypt. → Read More
Mobile family to tell story of healing and faith on 'The 700 Club' Friday
"I had this feeling in the pit of my stomach," McElroy told AL.com on Wednesday. "Something's not right; hold off." → Read More