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Technology for parishes is about relationships
… under 40 who grew up with computer technology, if they feel unable to cope with the growing flood of mobile devices and Internet applications that teenagers take for granted. She showed a …
Lawmakers struggle with moral choice on health care
… the bishops' conference or the Catholic Health Association say, or even the opinions of those flooding his office with phone calls. "At the end of the day, it's me facing my own conscience," …
Dutch report on clergy abuse expected in April
… victims. Jan Waaijer, the organization's spokesman, said March 9 he was shocked by the "flood of claims." In their March 9 statement, the bishops said they were "deeply affected" by the …
Thousands join campaign to delay changes to missal
… The Southern Cross, South Africa's Catholic weekly, reported early in 2009 that it received "a flood of letters" about the changes. "Almost all of them are angry; none gave the revised version …
Take action on climate change and energy legislation
… rising sea levels,and changes in rainfall that contribute to more frequent and severe floods and droughts -- are making the lives of the world's poorest even more precarious ACTION …
Don't Try This At Home
… in the future when I would happen upon them in surprise and delight, shaking my head at the flood of happy memories each year brought forth. Not so much. Instead, here's what happened: …
Protecting Haiti's children
… in the western hemisphere was devastated by an earthquake Jan. 12. Media images generate a flood of sympathy. Saddest of all are images of precious, wide-eyed children played across the …
Election ruling: 'disaster for nation, dark day for the court'
… acted recklessly to free up corporations to use their immense, aggregate corporate wealth to flood federal elections and buy government influence. The Fortune 100 companies alone had …
Grieving for Haiti
… world is a tough place as it is -- people everywhere trying to survive storms and quakes and floods. Why compound the pain? Why not direct the trillions of dollars to ease suffering, instead …
Catholic volunteer dies in Haiti
… at Gonzaga University in Washington. Her blog about her experience, 525,000 Minutes , is being flooded with condolences to her family. May they--and all the victims--rest in peace. Amen. …
Cairo Journal
… and bring Cairo’s business to a halt. Quite a scene unfolded. At ten o’clock sharp people flooded the streets and the city’s traffic lurched to a stop and drivers leaned on their horns. …
December Embers 3
… Noah's Ark and John the Baptist. The filmed seemed to suggest a natural explanation for the flood that set Noah afloat and that if it happens again it may also have a natural explanation …
UN climate change talks reach the final stretch
… global target to curb a rise in global temperatures which could trigger rising sea levels, floods and drought. Todd Stern, U.S. special envoy for climate change, told reporters he did not …
Fr. Sean McDonagh interview
… Celsius. Even this will cause huge problems for poor countries in terms of severe weather, floods and droughts, rising sea levels, and melting glaciers. It is estimated that the Adaptation …
Fr. Sean McDonagh reports on the climate change issue of \"Adaptation\"
… prevent sea level rise from inundating low-lying coastal property, eroding beaches, or worsen flooding. If the costs or environmental impacts of shore protection are high compared with the …
UN chief pushes hard for climate agreement
… countries limit their emissions and adapt to the effects of climate change, including floods and drought, he said. “This agreement will have an immediate operational effect as soon as …
Conflict surfaces early at climate conference
… on poor and vulnerable people because they already are being adversely affected by drought, flooding and rising sea levels brought on in part by the high levels of greenhouse gas emissions …
Climate change conference opens with optimism
… of ever-rising temperatures, leading to the extinction of plant and animal species, the flooding of coastal cities -- about half of humanity lives within 100 miles of a coastline -- …
'Green patriarch' leads symposium on river
… Katrina recovery. He visited the city in January 2006, just four months after the catastrophic flood, and told residents rebuilding and gutting their homes, “Your pain was and is our pain. It … Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America , also addressed the symposium. He said the flooding in New Orleans was a foretaste of what could happen to other coastal communities given …
Faith groups launch climate initiative
… Jerry Filteau … A flooded church in Bacabal, Brazil, is pictured in this May 12 file photo. Bouts of extreme … the planet, bringing on drought in some places and greater rainfall in others. (CNS/Reuters) A flooded church in Bacabal, Brazil, is pictured in this May 12 file photo. Bouts of extreme … but their very survival in the face of new challenges of hunger, drought, hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters related to global warming. The Rev. Jim Ball, senior director …