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Church responds to huge floods in Pakistan
BANGALORE, India (CNS) -— Church charities in Pakistan stepped up their efforts Aug. 12 to distribute vitally needed relief supplies to some of the millions of people affected by the worst flood in the South Asian nation’s history.
It’s a family tradition
Longtime educator Judy Davidson (center) poses Aug. 12 at Meet Your Teacher Night at St. Theresa School in Little Rock with three generations of her former and current students. (Parish News photo)
Sister Cordelia a teacher for more than 60 years
Sister Cordelia Lange, OSB, a sister from St. Scholastica Monastery in Fort Smith, died Aug. 10. She was 94. (Obituaries)
Catholic agencies collect more than $303 million for Haiti
WASHINGTON (CNS) -— Catholic agencies around the world have collected more than $303 million for Haitian earthquake relief with additional funds continuing to arrive daily.
Those returning to Church should start by talking to a priest
Q. I have two friends who left the Catholic Church years ago, one because he became disillusioned with a priest, and the other just stopped attending Mass. Now they both want to return but don’t know how. Someone said they must go through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults process, which doesn’t make sense to me. Another said they must talk with a priest, make a good confession and that is all. (Seeds of Faith, Question Corner)
Anglican traditionalists unsure of response
LONDON (CNS) -— A group of traditionalist Anglican bishops has admitted that Anglo-Catholic clergy are sharply divided over how to respond to the ordination of women as bishops.
Facing the 10-year reunion: Status vs. substance
It was 4 p.m., and hesitance was creeping in. “Ten-year high-school reunion,” she tweeted. “To go or not to go?” (Columns)
Sisters’ farm emphasizes caring for earth and community
STANFORDVILLE, N.Y. (CNS) -— Who knew that Catholic social teaching was a glorious assault on the senses?
