Spirit Weekly
| Something to SMILE about January 04, 2007 at 11:15 am You'll feel good after you read the "funny" that follows ... |
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Set goals with God in mind to make 2007 your BEST year yet January 04, 2007 at 11:08 am At the beginning of every year, many New Year's resolutions are made and promptly broken within a few months or even a few days. |
| How children were taught to love God in 1855 December 06, 2006 at 2:31 pm CHAPTER IX. ABOUT SALVATION. MY DEAR CHILD - Have you thought about the sad truths of which I told you in the last chapters? |
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| Session should stick to recovery, insurance needs December 06, 2006 at 2:07 pm Many believe Gov. Kathleen Blanco’s call for a special legislative session beginning Friday to be premature and an opportunity to give away Christmas gifts from the state government. Hopefully that will not be the case. |
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| How children were taught to love God 150 years ago - in 1855 November 16, 2006 at 4:09 pm Editor’s note: Reprinted with permission. Easy lessons for the Little Ones at Home, circa 1855, digitized by Michigan State University. |
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| What married women want November 16, 2006 at 4:07 pm Sociologists Steven Nock and W. Bradford Wilcox of the University of Virginia have presented a new study on what makes women happy based on the findings of the National Survey of Families and Households. |
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| Ferry disaster memorial should be in Destrehan October 23, 2006 at 4:12 pm It was a tragic morning in St. Charles Parish October 20, 1976 when the Luling-Destrehan ferry was struck by the 750-foot tanker Frosta and sunk. Of the 94 aboard, 78 died. |
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| 'Paradox of Our Time': Comic didn’t write it, but everyone thinks he did October 04, 2006 at 2:00 pm There are no guardrails on the information highway, and The Paradox of Our Time, a "think piece" featured on the Spirit Weekly page in our last issue, is an excellent example of how the Internet can create seeming realities that have no more substance than smoke or mist. |
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Miracle of the Talking Virgin and the Baby Who Heard Her October 04, 2006 at 1:54 pm This riveting photograph has traveled the world in newspapers and e-mails read by millions of people - and no wonder: Baby Anna DiMaggio, of LaPlace, not only appears to be talking with the statue of Mary in her family's garden, her father, Andrew DiMaggio, says she WAS talking to the Virgin ... and the Virgin was talking back. |
| Comedian tells how we've forgotten to live & love in age of throwaway morality September 27, 2006 at 1:51 pm EDITOR'S NOTE: Making the rounds on the Internet is a seemingly unlikely but thought-provoking message from wrinkled and wizened funnyman George Carlin, a stand-up comedian and social critic who joked about drugs and sex in the 1960s and '70s but, as you can see for yourself, is serving up a different brand of humor and commentary today. The message that follows is popping up in e-mails and on Internet message boards nationwide. And when you read it, we think you'll agree that perhaps in the case of Mr. Carlin, the Lord truly does work in mysterious ways. |
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Non-Catholic visitor sees Jesus in local chapel September 13, 2006 at 1:44 pm Last Thanksgiving, Andy Petty of Gretna saw something he'll never forget. Nearly a year later he can remember it like it was yesterday. |
| Mother knows best August 24, 2006 at 2:46 pm I want you to imagine for a moment that you are the mother or father of a young child who you love so very much. Some of you may actually be in this role right now, or have been in the past. |
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| An unresolved problem July 07, 2006 at 10:29 am When the state appropriations bill emerged from the House, it had a conspicuous passenger - a $150 million line item for hurricane evacuations. Governor Blanco's floor leaders argued that the money was needed to pay state expenses for mandatory evacuations from future hurricanes. That explanation rang hollow to many Capitol observers, since it would equate to seven mandatory evacuations in one year. |
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| It’s time to start on coastal restoration plan June 28, 2006 at 2:29 pm The is good news that reputable scientists met in New Orleans this week to come up with ideas on how to best spend the $1.2 billion in the Lousiana coastal restoration program planned by the state and federal governments. This is the amount of money the Bush Administration wants to provide to begin serious restoration efforts in the next 10 years. A more comprehensive plan would come later which would take some 30 years and billions of dollars more to complete. |
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| The means, the motivation and the opportunity June 28, 2006 at 2:24 pm The two most obvious areas needing attention in the aftermath of last year's devastating hurricanes were the levee system and housing. While efforts are being made to address those two important issues, another critical aspect of life in Louisiana remains reeling from the effects of the storms. Healthcare-particularly for the indigent and the uninsured-was under great stress before Katrina and Rita slammed into the state. Now, 10 months after the initial disaster, the crisis has worsened exponentially. |
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Ghost Story - part 1 June 07, 2006 at 3:10 pm Australian mystic talks to Destrehan Plantation spirits This is the first of a two-part interview with Australian Victoria Maison. Next week: Ghost story - part II, How to deal with spirits of darkness. Two weekends ago, during the Destrehan Plantation Spring Festival, Australian mystic Victoria Maison said she saw a ghost on the stairway in the back of the plantation. Maison, from Lismore Australia, says she has been blessed with the gift of being able to speak with souls. These souls or "ghosts" appear to her seeking help. |
| It’s all about the angle June 07, 2006 at 3:09 pm It’s all about the angle. Nine months later, with the scars of Hurricane Katrina all around us and the vivid images of the madness she left in her wake still fresh in our mind, Hurricane Season is once again upon us. With it comes the very real need to start your evacuation planning. |
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| Local citizens need to be seen and heard more June 07, 2006 at 3:08 pm What’s that you say? The people up in Washington D. C. don’t care what you think? Well think again. Senators and Congressmen are constantly holding area meetings to get input from their constituents. And those meetings are often very poorly attended. |
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Students from Joseph Tate and Anne Gabriel’s classes participated in a...
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St. Charles Borromeo School principal Mary Schmidt with sixth grader Nicholas...
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