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'Hi, God.' 'Hello, Amy.'
… Over and over. And, like it is the first time, every time, I feel the answer flow through me, flooding me with peace and relief. "Hello, Amy." God seems to have such infinite patience for my … and Eve in the Garden of Eden, then kicked their naked selves out over one apple. He sent a flood to wipe the earth of sinners -- except Noah and family, which seems awfully selective, yes? …
Louisiana floods called worst U.S. natural disaster since Superstorm Sandy
… Catholic News Service … The line of destruction caused by historic flooding in southern Louisiana stretches for 25 miles, and according to Red Cross officials, it … out that the diocesan website has a how-to for people who want to donate money or items to flood victims. In a statement released Wednesday, the president of the U.S. Conference of … of rain fell in 15 hours. Civil authorities reported that at least 13 people died in the floods and that about 60,000 homes were damaged, although a Baton Rouge economic development …
Pope leads 11,000 pilgrims praying rosary for quake victims
… well as for the victims of other natural disasters, including those suffering because of the flooding in Louisiana. "Knowing all too well the personal toll of natural disasters in our own …
Links for 08/19/16
… of Amoris Laetitia. At RNS , Mark Silk on Tony Perkins and theodicy: Turns out, not all floods are a sign of God's wrath after all. The story puts in mind of Voltaire, but it put me in …
The scariest issue rarely mentioned in the campaign
… "Nature" is giving us some graphic lessons in this just recently. There are devastating floods in Louisiana and rampaging fires in California, burning much more extensively because of a … the Union of Concerned Scientists, in an article entitled, "I've Seen Fire and I've Seen Rain: Floods, Wildfires, and Another Monthly Global Warming Record," the year "2015 saw the highest …
Morning Briefing
… … A single scholarship educated 400 children in a Kenyan slum … Baton Rouge Bishop: … Flooding in Louisiana is “of historic proportions” … Fresh crisis for German Catholic Church as …
Louisiana flooding displaces 20,000, Baton Rouge churches call for volunteers
… churches in the Baton Rouge diocese called for volunteers to help those displaced by extreme flooding and asked flood victims what assistance they needed. Gov. John Bel Edwards told reporters at a news … levels. As of mid-morning Monday, state officials said at least six people have died in the floods. Baton Rouge Bishop Robert Muench visited three evacuation shelters Monday to comfort …
Pope's quotes: Indifference
… of mingling and encounter, of embracing and supporting one another, of stepping into this flood tide which, while chaotic, can become a genuine experience of fraternity, a caravan of …
Judge spares Twin Cities parishes from bankruptcy proceedings
… have. The Catholic church in Ellicott City, Md., provides shelter for those escaping a deadly flood. Parishioners in West Haven, Conn., are discussing a preliminary plan to forge one parish …
Training prepares dioceses for terrorism, mass shootings, other disasters
… witnessing in the world," Gonzalez said. "People understand natural disasters, hurricanes, floods, that sort of thing, but when it's done by people intentionally, it carries an extra level …
A meditation on sin and goodness: Hiroshima at 71
… lives is that the catastrophe was man-made. It's a different experience than experiencing a flood or tornado. While those survivors may be just as dazed and confused and just as heroic as …
Denying the settled science of human life
… of rising ocean levels or photographs of shrinking icebergs or forecasts of droughts and floods and mass starvations to be "gruesome." No, that's just truth, and, however hard, it must …
Francis tells migrant-averse Poland to 'overcome fear,' welcome strangers
… English-speaking catechesis will be taking place throughout World Youth Day, and pilgrims flooded the main arena to catch a glimpse of him. Pilgrims, watching from a live stream in the …
Pilgrims unite as Catholics for WYD opening Mass
… it was just the eve of World Youth Day's official opening. Youth from around the world flooded the square the night before the official opening Mass to celebrate and join with others …
How can we stop the anger, end the fear?
… to death and it's not only because of ISIS. The world is imploding in its anger, and fear is flooding the planet. We need to stop it. If we cannot stop the anger at its sources, at least we …
Laudato Si' and the liturgical work ahead
… to see in bleaching coral reefs, thousands of miles of dead ocean, more severe storms, floods and wildfires, and rising sea levels. But we feel trapped in the institutions, systems and …
A political platform for all people
… scientific consensus affirms that the world is dangerously warming -- causing increasing floods, droughts, wildfires and superstorms. And that this warming is generated primarily by the …
Morning Briefing
… inadvertent anti-Semitism worse than the real thing? … Life size Noah's Ark to open amid a flood of skepticism … The kids of Jesus Camp, 10 years later … : 'Was it child abuse? Yes and no' …
Supreme Court strikes down abortion restrictions in Texas
… Times reports live from outside the court house: Abortion-rights activists and protesters flood the court plaza after decision …
Bishops, others offer consolation, resolve after Orlando shootings
… of dioceses which themselves fell victim to mass shootings in recent years were among the flood of Catholic leaders offering condolences and consolation to survivors and family members of …