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Universities, archdiocese named in lawsuit over Katrina aid
… has been blamed for as many as 1,800 deaths. Levee breaches in New Orleans led to catastrophic flooding, including in parts of the city that are home to Xavier and Dillard. There have been …
Wizards and prophets
… and drab apartment blocks express the spirit of globalized technology, where a constant flood of new products coexists with a tedious monotony." He calls us to "refuse to resign …
The Trump and Barr un-reality Twitter show
… online for a consumer purchase and soon found pop-up ads from companies I had never heard of flooding my inbox. It creeped me out. It still does, so I try really hard not to do any online …
If COVID-19 frightens you, you should be terrified by climate change
… that it doesn't really affect them. (Even some victims of so-called "natural disasters," like flooding and wildfires refuse to see the connection.) Like so many others distressed by …
Nun leads young Kenyans to make 'little contributions' to Laudato Si'
… of the global crisis. "Let us widen up in the issue so that other pertinent issues such as floods, droughts, food security and even the now hard-hitting coronavirus pandemic get …
Laudato Si' takes root in Africa, but much urgent work remains
… parts of East and Central Africa have been pounded by heavy rainfall resulting in raging floods and landslides, killing hundreds and displacing thousands, further compounding efforts to …
Virtual Ignatian retreats show 'God transcends physical place and time'
… when they had the option to unmute their devices and share with the larger group. Attendees flooded in — 150 people registered, and around 75 devices (with couples behind some of them) …
42 faith groups in 14 countries announce divestment from fossil fuels
… populated, low-lying country is among the most vulnerable to climate change. More frequent flooding and rising seas threaten to displace as many as 30 million people in a country that is …
Young priest loses mentor, then his father — both to virus
… Press … Fr. Joseph Dutan recalls how he lifted the chalice in the empty church and felt a flood of emotions: grief, the pain of isolation, even doubt. But also, the promise of hope that …
Vine and branches
… time of the pandemic, a word linked to the number 40, as in Lent or the period when the great flood purified the earth for 40 days and nights to isolate and restart a consecrated future … and unwanted retreat from normal activities by threat of contagion. We await signs that the flood will end so we can exit the ark to resume our lives. It is hard to speak of any benefits …
Looking to an Indigenous flood story for lessons on grieving during the pandemic
… up the Hebrew biblical story of the rainbow, how we see it as a promise that God would never flood the earth again. Then we talked about the irony of this, because, while we aren’t in the midst of a worldwide flood, we are facing a worldwide pandemic, and it feels pretty bleak. It feels like we’re all searching for a rainbow, a sign that we have not been abandoned. Like the flood that came and wiped away everything and everyone, a pandemic is sweeping across all …
EarthBeat Weekly: Throwaway plastics strike back amid the pandemic
… the coronavirus pandemic, while in Kenya church leaders have appealed for humanitarian aid as floods and mudslides have displaced thousands of people . And if you're looking for some weekend …
Climate crisis will deepen the pandemic; A green stimulus plan can tackle both
… and unusually intense smoke at the same time. A third of the country also faces serious flood risk through the spring. And in summer and fall, forecasters predict "above average … seeing this catastrophic convergence elsewhere: In Ecuador, a muted government response to flooding in indigenous communities, for fear of spreading the virus; in Fiji, devastated by …
The church can offer courage, experience during this pandemic
… pandemics are not a surprise. They happen regularly throughout history like hurricanes and floods. But they are more deadly today because there are more people and we live in a globalized …
Kenya faces new health risk as floods, mudslide displace thousands
… leaders in Kenya are appealing for humanitarian support in regions where landslides and floods have displaced thousands, as the country battles increasing cases of the coronavirus. … people. In Nyando, part of Kisumu County, an estimated 1,600 people are trapped in villages by floods, according to the sources. "The parish center, a convent and nearby school are now …
Crisis can spark self-giving, solidarity — how do we make those last?
… and desperate human need. Scattered appeals for improving human welfare accompany the flood of offerings to aid the suffering with money, time and talent. How long either impulse …
With collection plates drying up, parishes race to SBA loans to avert layoffs
… as overwhelmed and possibly underfunded. Within the program's first few days, major banks were flooded with hundreds of thousands of applications . By morning on April 6, Bank of America …
Storms tear through South amid pandemic; more than 30 dead
… United States on April 13, leaving more than 1 million homes and businesses without power amid floods and mudslides. In Alabama, people seeking shelter from tornadoes huddled in community … huddled closely together in storm shelters. The storms blew onward through the night, causing flooding and mudslides in mountainous areas, and knocking out electricity for nearly 1.3 million …
EarthBeat Weekly: Nothing but blue skies - for now
… with especially high stakes, he said, noting the reduction in farm output as well as severe flooding and drought. "Many see the coronavirus crisis as an opportunity to adopt a greener path …
Five exciting ways Catholic schools are teaching climate change
… care for creation and stewardship, they watch segments from National Geographic's " Before the Flood ," including one where Leonardo DiCaprio interviews Pope Francis. After watching the movie, …