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Bringing attention to the 'skills gap'
… last couple of decades, questioning the value of advice given each year around this time to a flood of college graduates: do what you love. Not surprisingly, this became controversial -- as …
Pope says church tensions must be resolved with discussion, prayer
… Coeli," Pope Francis asked people to join him praying a Hail Mary for the victims of recent flooding in Serbia and in Bosnia-Herzegovina. …
New Orleans priest shone light on others, never himself
… refused to leave terminally ill patients in a smelly, dark and sweltering New Orleans hospital flooded by Hurricane Katrina. But at his funeral Mass on May 5, Msgr. Ignatius Roppolo finally …
Late New Orleans priest 'a godsend' during Hurricane Katrina
… bullet, the levees broke in three locations and the waters of Lake Pontchartrain would soon flood nearly 80 percent of the city. It took Roppolo months before he could talk about what … the electricity going out. Backup generators provided emergency power, but not for long. The flooding began in earnest. From the windows, one could see the water rising. First to the fenders … the patients even though they didn't know if their own families were OK." On Wednesday, the flooding reached its peak, with some houses in the city under 20 feet of water. Rescue workers …
Arkansas to appeal ruling that strikes down ban on same-sex marriage
… from church agencies and use of church-based support groups -- for parents to work through the flood of emotions and tensions that often accompany discovery a child's homosexual orientation …
Advice to graduates
… may have pushed that from our attention. You and your children may have to live through the flooding of coastal cities, wars over water and food, and environmental refugees in the millions. …
Scholars explore Catholic path to fossil fuel divestment
… 2013 ( NCR print edition, April 12-25, 2013), finding more frequent and intense droughts, floods and wildfires (all with rising health and economic costs), and that carbon dioxide -- …
Under the noise, 'Amazing Spider-Man 2' explores complex themes
… with films like this because with so many of these violent films aimed at a young audience flooding the market, someone has to tell kids that violence is not the Christian way to resolve …
Social worker nun brings Church to support 'neglected' survivors
… stating the proposed places for relocation of their community are prone to landslides and flooding. People Surge members want the government to abandon its reconstruction plan saying it …
'God's Not Dead' leaves scant room for imagination, mystery
… be fooled. Look to the sanctuary; the tabernacle is missing. Christian-based companies can flood the movie market with sermon-like movies and if they find an audience, good for them. To …
Ethicist makes case for animals
… nonhumans. Even if the Bible recounts that God permits animal sacrifice and eating after the flood, Camosy, relying on Genesis and Isaiah, argues, "God's will for nonhuman animals is clear: …