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An article about the trials of Xavier University students unable to evacuate: An e-mail advising more than 1,700 Xavier students to leave was sent out by the administration on Friday afternoon, said Calvin Tregre, senior vice president of finance and administration. “We encouraged those students who were able to leave, to leave,” he said. “We…

I’m really fascinated by the reports I’m hearing of the now very rapid mass relocation of evacuees around the country. Here’s a USA Today article about the general wave that’s going out there, with some interesting anecdotes of creative, energetic folks: David Perez, owner of a San Diego oil and gas company, spent $250,000 to…

Everyone who opens their mouths these days are liable to win one, it seems. From the president’s hopes for Trent Lott’s rebuilt house and his high praise of "Brownie," to his mother’s Marie Antoinette Moment (as Andrew Sullivan called it) to Senator Landrieu’s threat to punch somebody really soon, tensions are, naturally enough, running high.…

Faith-based groups in GA say Red Cross is hampering relief ATLANTA – Several local ministers and activists on Monday criticized a Red Cross they say has been unresponsive, unconnected and unhelpful to the hundreds of Hurricane Katrina evacuees adrift in the city more than a week after the disaster. Even as they begged the agency…

A proponent of embryo-destructive stem cell research in Britain tells the truth: Britain is the first country in the west to authorise by law the use of embryos left over from fertility treatment for such research. Leading US scientists have come to the UK to join what Lord Winston calls "one of the most exciting…

Both Whispers and Papabile are dropping cute, veiled, aggravating hints about CHANGES and such. It’s clear that the much anticipated Curial shifts are about to be announced, and perhaps some long-awaited episcopal announcements, as well. Tune in first thing tomorrow.

5 canonizations on 10/23, 17 beatifications (handled by Cardinals or others, either locally or in Rome) announced, the latter group including Charles de Foucauld. Interesting how the AP puts "martyrs" in scare quotes in relation to the Spanish Civil War…

The NO Archdiocese has a forum up and running where information is being traded on the whereabouts of priests, employees and so on, and the status of parishes, schools and other institutions. What an amazing and helpful thing this Internet can be…

Can anyone with contacts in the area get to the Red Cross, FEMA, or go help themselves? Report: there is a potentially horrendous situation developing at the Carmelite Convent in Covington, Louisiana. They need immediate help from someone in the area. The sisters have taken in quite a few refugees, and they are running out…

Do read the comments in this thread, as Fr. Brian Stanley keeps us updated on what his parish is doing to help evacuees who’ve been relocated to a local military base
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