No sleep, little aid: Salesian nun pleads for more help for Haitians
Sr. Maria Sylvita Elie hasn’t eaten all day, and the tiredness shows on her face as she pleads with a Brazilian nongovernmental organization for some tents for the homeless families who have camped out on the convent patio of her religious order, the Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco. ...
Adding jobs, boosting economy tricky deeds at macro, micro levels
In a nation where the official unemployment rate hovers around 10 percent, the proposal by Pres. Barack Obama during his Jan. 27 State of the Union address to create 3.5 million new jobs over the next two years sounds like welcome news--except that 3.4 million jobs were lost in the last year alone. ...
Schools increase marketing techniques to combat enrollment drop
A poll commissioned by the Knights of Columbus and released Jan. 21 said that a majority of Americans called abortion “morally wrong.” ...
US woman brings adopted daughter home from Haiti day before earthquake
When Melissa Stam received a text message from a friend Jan. 12 telling her about the earthquake that hit Haiti, all she could do was cry. ...
Reflections on the 2010 March for Life
With the Super Bowl in front of us, is it not time for the Catholic community to ask the challenging ethical question: How can we best steal ideas from the industry that markets major sports events to evangelize and inspire? ...
SUNLIGHT ILLUMINATES CRUCIFIX--Evening sunlight illuminates a crucifix. Priests of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau have been invited to share their reflections and observations on their vocations to the priesthood. These will be added as they are made available. (CNS file photo/Mary Ann Wyand, The Criterion)
