by Beth | Nov 18, 2006 | News
Interfaith Worker Justice offers these Thanksgiving prayers from different faith traditions in preparation for upcoming Thanksgiving gatherings across our nation. The intent of these Thanksgiving prayers is to encourage all of us to take time to express our...
by Beth | Sep 25, 2006 | Disasters and Responses, News
When Miranda, a case manager from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, knocked on her door, Purdom was alone, depressed, and hungry. A successful New Orleans taxi driver prior to the storm, Purdom now did not have the means to retrieve her car from a repair shop in New...
by Beth | Aug 30, 2006 | Disasters and Responses, News
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, AUG. 30, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Speaking on the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, President George Bush highlighted how Catholic Charities is helping rebuild the lives of hurricane victims who have returned home. During an address given in...
by Beth | Aug 21, 2006 | Disasters and Responses, News
ST. LOUIS, MO – Whether it’s a fire, a hurricane, an earthquake, or a flood, when the next disaster strikes, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will offer HOPE via 42-foot-long, state-of-the-art mobile feeding kitchen that the Society has added to its arsenal of...
by Beth | Jul 18, 2006 | Disasters and Responses, News
Follow-up to earlier SVDP story… Saudi Arabia has donated more than $250 million to Katrina relief projects, ranking it among the world’s most sympathetic countries to New Orleans storm damages, said Prince Turki Al-Faisal, ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi...
by Beth | Jul 12, 2006 | News
WASHINGTON, D.C., JULY 12, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Internet friendships, despite their inherent limitations, can be a real way to foster deeper personal relationships, says a Catholic sociologist. G. Alexander Ross, who is a professor and dean of students at the Institute...