Preaching the news

7 Feb 2010

Preaching the News for Sunday

Administration floats new budget with ballooning deficit | Anglican leaders not so jolly on pope’s visit to England | Shrinking economy leads to growing hunger | Sleepy seniors? Not so, study suggests | Unsafe at any speed

Administration floats new budget with ballooning deficit

Writing to the early church at Corinth, Saint Paul reminds its members that he has “handed on to you . . . what I also received.” President Barack Obama, who inherited a soaring federal deficit from his predecessor, sent Congress a $3.83 trillion budget ...

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Anglican leaders not so jolly on pope’s visit to England

The prophet Isaiah is ready to be sent to the people, we hear in this Sunday’s first reading. Pope Benedict XVI confirmed Monday he is planning to visit England ...

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Shrinking economy leads to growing hunger

The gospel this Sunday describes the abundance of fish caught by the disciples, whose “nets were tearing” from the weight. Many a hungry American would gladly accept a meal made from that catch, according to a report released Tuesday.

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Sleepy seniors? Not so, study suggests

“You built up strength within me,” says the psalmist in praise of the Lord this Sunday. While a good night’s sleep is necessary for strength and well-being, a study released Monday indicates older people need less sleep ...

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Unsafe at any speed

The prophet Isaiah might have been less willing to travel on behalf of the Lord had he lived in the jet age. Worries of terrorist attacks aside, millions of passengers have been on at least 65,000 U.S. airline flights ...

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Quote of the week

“The only useful banking innovation was the invention of the ATM.”

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Fact of the week

In a 2009 survey 51 percent of adults under 65 said they had used the internet to look up health information during the previous 12 months.

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