Preaching the news

18 Apr 2010

Preaching the News for Sunday

The Supremes are back in the spotlight | Haitians still lack shelter from the storm | Brazilian rancher convicted of nun’s murder | Grounded ship brings grief to reef | Take a pass on many password changes

The Supremes are back in the spotlight

In this Sunday's reading from the Book of Acts, the apostles are brought for questioning before the Sanhedrin, the Jewish high court. Associate Justice John Paul Stevens, 89, the longest-serving member of the U.S. Supreme Court, ...

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Haitians still lack shelter from the storm

This Sunday's gospel includes a rustic image of the risen Lord cooking fish and bread for the disciples over a charcoal fire at the seashore. Countless Haitians left homeless by the January earthquake are making most of their meals ...

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Brazilian rancher convicted of nun’s murder

The psalmist expresses gratitude this Sunday that the Lord "did not let my enemies rejoice over me." A court in Brazil has sentenced a rancher to 30 years in prison for ordering the murder in 2005 of U.S.-born nun Dorothy Stang ...

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Grounded ship brings grief to reef

The "living creatures," including those in the sea, "were countless in number" in the vision recounted in this Sunday's second reading. Australia's Great Barrier Reef will need decades to recover from the damage caused by a grounded Chinese coal carrier ...

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Take a pass on many password changes

The psalmist praises the Lord for being rescued from those who would do harm. If you think that frequently changing your online passwords protects you from cyber thieves, ...

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Quote of the week

"Where do the legislators think business will find workers?"

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Fact of the week

Colleges received more than one million more applications for federal financial aid in early 2009 than at the beginning of 2008.

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