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Locating the ‘glocal’ in baptism
… so, he brings us to a theology of baptism that is glocal. He also reminds us of the great flood prayer of the theologian Martin Luther: “Through the baptism of your dear Son, you sanctified and set apart the Jordan and all waters as a blessed flood.” Indeed, we may get a glimpse of Jesus the man at Bethany, becoming particular, and Jesus …
2014 in review: An unsettling year, with religion in a starring role
… and New York City. From botched prison executions to a stream of desperate migrant children flooding America’s southern border, things felt troubled, disorienting, always on the verge of …
Post-flood Christmas in Kashmir to be a somber affair
… Umar Shah … UCA News … Christians in the flood-affected Srinagar district in the Kashmir region of South Asia say they will celebrate a … Family Catholic Church, which serves 50 Catholic families in the district, remains damp after flooding inundated it on Sept. 6. Tens of thousands of people were left stranded that month when floods and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains devastated parts of Indian-administered …
Service is the best religion
… morning. Azizul, whom I intended to see at his home, was beyond reach. His neighborhood was flooded, no boat was available, and I could not shout loud enough to be heard by him. There was …
Enlivened by joy
… 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 …
Latin American church leaders call for church with 'Amazonian face'
… wrote in their letter. Church workers also share the physical hardships posed by seasonal flooding, which has been particularly severe in several recent years, washing away villages, …
#LightforLima vigils pray for climate pact
… level rise will strain an already constrained freshwater supply, as well as increase coastal flooding and erosion – threatening infrastructure, agriculture and tourism on the islands. “We …
Morning Briefing
… rainfall as it slowly crosses the northern Philippines … after leaving four dead and mass flooding in its wake. … (text and video) … Pope Francis' woman problem … Francis has repeatedly …
Agencies prepare response as powerful typhoon takes aim on Philippines
… same region devastated 13 months ago. The government Dec. 4 ordered mandatory evacuations of flood-prone and coastal communities, including portions of Tacloban, which sustained heavy damage …
Catholic groups underscore the poor as UN climate talks open in Peru
… in avoiding the most extreme effects of climate change. Those impacts include sea level rises, floods, droughts, food shortages, higher frequency of forest fires and more intense extreme … homes will be destroyed and their children will not be able to continue their schooling if floods or drought disrupt their family life once more. We cannot continue to stand by as the …
What kind of king is Jesus and how does he want to be honored?
… but what can we do? They are our brothers and sisters.” Imagine this small, poor country flooded with refugees from the wars in Iraq, the war in Syria. “They are our brothers and …