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Copy Desk Daily, Feb. 8, 2019
… Dec. 18 titled "Is sipping from the Communion cup a hazard to your health?," even more letters flooded our inbox. … Read: … Your thoughts on illness and the communion cup, part two Want to …
Your thoughts on illness and the Communion cup, part two
… 18 titled " Is sipping from the Communion cup a hazard to your health? ," even more letters flooded our inbox. The article was written by Jesuit Fr. Thomas S. Acker, Ph.D., the …
Moving 'Beyond the Wall': Immigration panel talks moral, practical solutions
… arduous journeys. Often the first place they visit is the chapel and the many volunteers who flood the center to lend a hand. "It's beautiful to see our faith alive," she said. "To welcome …
Myanmar cardinal says China-funded dam project must be stopped
… and dignity." The $3.6 billion Myitsone Dam project, which, if built as designed, would flood more than 200 square miles of forestland in Kachin state and export 90 percent of the power …
Fr. Jerome LeDoux, revered New Orleans pastor, dies at 88
… nearly a city block in an area that some developers had their eyes on before the devastating flood that followed Hurricane Katrina in 2005. In establishing St. Augustine as a welcoming space … with more than half of the 454,845 population yet to return — 80 percent of New Orleans had flooded, an area seven times that of Manhattan Island — Archbishop Alfred Hughes decided to close …
Catholic groups and others rail against Trump border 'crisis' speech
… and fentanyl. Every week, 300 of our citizens are killed by heroin alone, 90 percent of which floods across from our southern border." Fact checkers from various news organizations quickly …
Effort removes thousands of landmines from site of Jesus' baptism
… The Israel army provided maps of some of the mined areas, but because the site is located on a flood plain that is inundated with water each winter, the mines have shifted over time. …
Catholic advocates outline legislative goals for a new Congress
… sharing the load because there's so many." Two items on Catholic Charities' wish list are flood insurance reauthorization and disaster assistance. For the former, "it's critical if you're in a flood plain and you're low-income. You're going to be more impacted by the consequences," …
An interfaith group finds willing partners to restore a shared watershed
… When the Kadampa Center moved into its new building in northern Baltimore, it had recurring flooding in its parking lot after heavy rainstorms. The temple's leadership asked Flickinger to …
Year in review: Catholic Charities strove to meet challenges of natural disasters
… Mark Pattison … Catholic News Service … Hurricane, fire, flood and even earthquake, Catholic Charities agencies did their best to help thousands of their …
Priest sees his personal Christmas cards to parishioners as evangelizing
… can rewrite the card to their families; he often adds a thank-you for people's ministry. The flood of 2016 was a challenging year with so many people displaced. The church had received the cards shortly before the flood and they were destroyed. Uter took a picture of them in a wheel barrel as they were being …