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The Prophet's call
… began to believe in him” (John 10:42). Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18; John 10:31-42 Among the steady flood of news stories about the pandemic was this unsettling report, that security has been …
Chaplain at the 'epicenter of the epicenter' in New York City prays with, anoints the sick
… he's never experienced what he's been through in the past few weeks as the facility has been flooded with coronavirus patients. While he doesn't have exact figures, when told that nearby …
Papal academy says solidarity among ethical responses needed in pandemic
… in a world increasingly focused on individual rights, isolationist national interests and a flood of data divorced from the people it represents. It also includes understanding how to talk …
Copy Desk Daily, March 20, 2020
… still running Lenten Daily Food Reflections that can help take you out of the fatiguing news flood and into mindfulness, prayer. Also on EarthBeat, a story about how forest destruction that …
Survival ethos marks New Orleans, now an epicenter of COVID-19
… ethos marks New Orleans to its marrow. The overarching lesson of the epic Hurricane Katrina flooding in 2005 is one of human grit. Most of the city's 484,000 residents fled by car, as 80% … people exhausted their savings while fighting with insurance adjustors, digging muck out of flooded homes, stripping walls, and making repairs that ran for months and sometimes years. A $9 …
'Voyage of Mercy' tells resonant story of Americans aiding starving Ireland
… but unprecedented. As Voyage of Mercy suggests (though could have done more strongly), a flood of suffering and impoverished refugees crossing our borders, transforming our cities, and …
The troubling story behind that canoe in the street
… I peeked outside. Our mom’s garden wasn’t visible. Neither were the driveway’s red bricks. The flooding was the worst we’ve ever seen. We looked at the canoe in our garage. Then we looked at …
Christ's Gospel can satisfy hunger, thirst for justice, pope says
… action violates a deal Turkey struck with the EU to close its borders after 1 million migrants flooded into Europe from Turkey during the 2015-16 migrant crisis. Critics have accused Erdogan …
Making their case: Maryland Catholics lobby the State House on climate
… and Baltimore are among the U.S. cities to experience most significant impacts from [flooding]" said Pat Mulligan, chair of St. Mary's environmental stewardship committee. "Prudent …
Colombian court says it cannot rule on abortion proposal
… at any time after the ovum is fertilized, some Catholics also backed the proposal. Following a flood of legal complaints from pro-life groups and groups favoring abortion, a judge in …
RCAP Implementation Workshop: Social Equity
… a “threat multiplier” – increasing individuals’ exposure and sensitivity to extreme weather, flooding, sea level rise, and extreme heat, thus reducing their capacity to respond to future …
Netflix's 'Messiah' is not my Jesus
… important mission. When people must evacuate the coastline of Florida, he says "God wants the flood." Really? And when his personally selected spokeswoman relays his message, it is: "If you are with him, you will be delivered. If you're not, you'll be taken by tornadoes. By floods. And swept into the great wasteland." Nowhere do we get the sense that "At the sight of …
Catholic Scout councils not affected by bankruptcy case, chairman says
… an attempt to work out a compensation plan in response to hundreds of sex-abuse lawsuits. The flood of cases involves several thousand men who claim to have been abused as scouts by …
I want to see
… known by sound, feel and smell but never knew what they looked like. His imagination is being flooded with connections as he puts names to objects, fragments of sensation into a whole new …
Australian believers' response to bushfires only the beginning
… is now out. The downpours in Sydney were the heaviest in 30 years earlier this month, causing flooding. Farmers in the wet areas are euphoric that the long drought could be breaking, …
What is the relationship between the military and the environment?
… released a report that two-thirds of the U.S. military's installations were threatened by flooding, drought and wildfires driven by climate change. The report added that these estimates …
Book review: Researcher interviews struggling pornography users
… with a smartphone." It turns out that the one group of religious people most affected by this flood may be those who identify as evangelical, or conservative, Protestants, a group that, prior …
A day for environmentalist Judaism
… version of Judeo-Christian anthropocentrism. Addressing the biblical account of Noah's flood, Tractate Sanhedrin (108a) of the Babylonian Talmud asks , "If man sinned, in what way did …
Planning for Climate Change and Creating Resilient Yards
… more erratic right before our eyes. From fires in Australia and hurricanes in the Atlantic, to flooding at home, climate change is finally starting to get the attention it deserves. Many …
As climate change worsens, so does our grief and distress
… who had to flee one of the infernos in California or Australia, or survivors of cyclones or floods . But another form of climate stress is emerging. In her recent essay, " Under the Weather … dumped millions of dollars into aid for Australia, and koala conservation agencies have been flooded with volunteers. The compassion is there, but only after the fact, when the suffering …