Piles of Progress
By Cecile Tebo
One year after Katrina, I've seen more hope and more pain than I could have imagined in a lifetime, but there's more ahead.
Through the Eye of the Storm
By Cholene Espinoza
Devastated by Katrina and ignored by FEMA, these people pulled themselves out of disaster and never gave up hope.
'My Life Was Spared When So Many Were Lost'
By Rachelle Anderson
Hurricane Katrina disrupted my life and destroyed my home. But knowing that God has a purpose for me keeps me going.
'I Just Think We're Better Than That'
Interview by Michael Kress
R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe on helping Katrina victims, the 'godly' response to disaster--and what music he's listening to these days
Desperate and Feeling Abandoned in New Orleans
By Cecile Tebo
How can I give suicidal Katrina victims the will to live when my own sense of hope has dwindled?
Did God Send the Hurricane?
By Deborah Caldwell
This natural disaster is bringing together environmentalist and religious doomsday sayers.
Katrina: God's Judgment on America
By David Crowe
The hurricane was an act of God upon a sin-loving and rebellious nation.
A Spiritual Response
Leaders from Billy Graham to Lama Surya Das offer words of wisdom and comfort.
God's Gonna Trouble the Water
By Michael Eric Dyson
Katrina challenges the black church to recapture its prophetic anger and transform it into social action.
Our Brothers Keeper
By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
Why did a Mormon-owned radio station fire me when I used my show
to help poor, black Katrina survivors put down roots in Utah?
Grab Your Rescuer--and Hold On
By Max Lucado
This hurricane was God's tool to get your attention. Let him lift you out of sin.
A Pagan Response to Katrina
By Starhawk
The Goddess has immense power, both creative and destructive.
What Was Washed Away, and What Remains
By Rabbi David Wolpe
Loss is ingrained in life, but faith guides us to what is permanent.
What the Waters Have Revealed
By Jim Wallis
Hurricane Katrina has exposed the realities of the nation's poor.
The Defiant Man of Faith
By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
Better to argue with God than blame human sin.
Katrina: What Not to Say
By Tony Campolo
Some Christians are thundering from their pulpits that Katrina is God's wrath against America's immorality. Wrong.
Need and Greed in Katrina's Wake
By Forrest Church
Some people stole for greed, some for survival.
From Arrogance to Compassion
By Rabbi Arthur Waskow
The human failures that caused Hurricane Katrina to be so destructive--and how to ensure that humans don't fail this way again.
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How You Can Help
Charities to donate to and other ways to aid the hurricane victims
Pastoral Voices
Listen to sermons delivered in response to Katrina
Tears Are for the Soul
By Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
In times of great distress, the act of crying can be a gift from God
Prayer Circles
Pray for those affected by Katrina
Voices of Beliefnet
Join the community conversation about the storm's impact
I Am a Homeless Man
By Rodger Kamenetz
No matter how much water has covered my city and cut me off from my home, I carry them in my heart.
Welcome the Stranger
By Michelle Stovern
The ongoing journal of a Montana family hosting two survivors of Hurricane Katrina.
Angry? Try Sacrifice
By David Kuo
Being angry about the Katrina screw-ups makes me feel like I'm doing something. But am I willing to sacrifice?
Hope and Faith After the Storm
A daily blog chronicling inspiring stories in the wake of Hurricane
Katrina.
The Determined Mable Brown
By Lisa Earle McLeod
The most resourceful woman in America, Mabel Brown, saves herself and 18 family members.
The Wall and The Door
By Moira Crone
Why are some people adding insult to Katrina's injury by treating New Orleans' refugees like lepers?
'Where Is God?'
By Jennifer Martinez
A Beliefnet member, who lost nearly everything in hurricanes a year ago, asks a heartwrenching question.
"More refugees are rolling in every day...."
Muslim community member E. Ott posts about refugee assistance efforts in Baton Rouge.
"Several hours later the phone rang; it was my son. He said mom and dad I am ok"
Beliefnet members describe fleeing homes, searching for loved ones, turning to prayer.
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