Archive for March, 2006

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

Archbishop of Canterbury urges greenhouse gas emissions cuts

ENS, Source: Lambeth Palace] The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, speaking with environment correspondent Roger Harrabin of BBC Radio 4’s Today program, said the public has a moral responsibility to change lifestyles. The consequences if they do not, Williams warned, would be the deaths of billions of people worldwide from the effects of extreme […]

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Thursday, March 30th, 2006

Lest We Forget

Soldiers Killed in Brazen Taliban Attack Associated Press | March 30, 2006 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Taliban militants launched a rare attack on a coalition base in southern Afghanistan Wednesday, killing an American and a Canadian soldier and sparking fierce U.S.-led retaliation that left 32 insurgents dead in the bloodiest fighting in months.

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Thursday, March 30th, 2006

Feast of Peter Regaldo

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Thursday, March 30th, 2006

Cute

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Thursday, March 30th, 2006

Silly, Silly, Silly

Of attorneys, A nun was in awe. To become one some day, she foresaw. She did study and cram So she’d pass bar exam And today she’s a sister-in-law.

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Thursday, March 30th, 2006

Alaskan charities salvage meat from dead moose for families in need

When I was in Indiana last, I discovered this was not done with deer or othher annimals. What a shame. By John Roscoe Catholic News Service ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CNS) — When the phone rings at midnight, Barb Trombley doesn’t panic, even though she knows it’s probably the state troopers on the line. Trombley, a member […]

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Thursday, March 30th, 2006

Euro IQ

BELFAST, Ireland - A University of Ulster study indicates the Germans and Dutch are the smartest Europeans while France ranks near the bottom. In France, the average intelligence score was 94, comparable to Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey and Serbia, while Germany and the Netherlands posted a brainy 107. The study found the average intelligence score in […]

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Thursday, March 30th, 2006

Christian leaders issue statement on House budget

House begins budget process with $212 billion in cuts over next 5 years [ENS] Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold joined the leaders of four other Christian denominations today in a statement calling on members of the House Budget Committee to “eliminate the inequities in its federal budget and instead act to pass a budget that […]

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Thursday, March 30th, 2006

Not A Bad Try, Though

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Thursday, March 30th, 2006

Study: Prayer doesn’t affect heart patients

NEW YORK (AP) — In the largest study of its kind, researchers found that having people pray for heart bypass surgery patients had no effect on their recovery. In fact, patients who knew they were being prayed for had a slightly higher rate of complications.

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