August 15 is the 100th anniversary of Julia Child’s birth:
Day: August 14, 2012
An Atmosphere Of Prayer
…art we’re doing this summer
Camps for kids at risk
The Boston program is among Episcopal initiatives, many of them at diocesan camps, spanning the country that offer summer fun and enrichment to youngsters who might be unable to afford them otherwise. Some provide general scholarship aid; others target particular populations, such as children with incarcerated parents.
Issues remain for deferred deportation program
Potential applicants for the program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals may be anxious to submit applications as soon as the system opens Aug. 15, but as the date approached, many issues remain unsettled.
Fracking or quaking the earth?
the Times Tribune of Corbin, KY:
Civil Disobedience and the Struggle for Justice
But Peter and the apostles answered (the high priest and council), “We must obey God rather than any human authority.” (Acts 5:29)
Peter and the apostles are engaging in civil disobedience…
Atheist group takes aim at religion of Obama, Romney
Fr. James Martin, SJ, takes issue with a billboard campaign launched by American Atheists attacking the faith of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.”That billboard makes the most common high-school error when it comes to atheism. It’s not arguing against the existence of God, but against religion. The American Atheists need to go back to school […]