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Got Clean Water?

It s unfortunate that in the midst of an extremely busy international news day and during a week of important breaking news World Water Day that s today March 22 nbsp is likely to get lost in the media shuffle If you can break away from the news out of Libya and Japan long enough though clean

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Postering Over Free Speech

Taking a position that does not endear him to the larger American Jewish community is not something unknown to Rabbi Michael Lerner founding editor of Tikkun He s used to provoking the status quo and the heat that can generate He s not used to having his home and family threatened however becau

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Fear and Trembling

For a small indication of what the people in Japan have been enduring take a gander at this chart of global seismic activity nbsp from the U S Geological Service You can find the nbsp 9 0 quake that rocked the nation on March 11 at 05 46

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Looking Hard for Good News Today

If you ve been following the news of the weekend all I can say is Step back from the ledge Whew I can t remember when I have spent as much time on international news that was so unrelentingly brutal and depressing Even local news here in the NYC area was horrendous a horrific bus crash that

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Japan Update

Catholic charitable agencies are accepting donations for Japan and other countries affected by the magnitude 8 9 earthquake and tsunamis that followed You can send donations to Catholic Relief Services the U S bishops rsquo international relief and development agency or to Caritas the church r

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Caritas ‘Mobilizes’ in Japan

From Caritas Japan Caritas Japan is mobilizing to respond to the 10 metre tsunami that struck in the region of the Diocese of Sendai today ldquo A tsunami has hit our people Is a tidal wave has come to overwhelm our lives We are still in shock over what has happened rdquo Father Koichi Otaki

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Philly Archdiocese Suspends 21

The NY Times reports that in a major reversal the Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced that it had placed 21 priests on administrative leave from active ministry in connection with credible charges that they had sexually abused minors According to the Times The announcement Tuesday was a majo

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