States Of Emergency Declared After Severe Flooding In Allegheny …

2 days ago – PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A state of emergency was declared in Bethel Park and Upper St. Clair after storms brought heavy rains and severe flooding to the area. High waters caused damage from southern parts of Allegheny County to Fayette County and areas in between.

Hundreds rescued from floodwaters in South Texas – AP News

Vol 11 Issue 25 ~  Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward Krier
June 23, 2018 ~ Vigil of John the Baptist

1. What is the Sacrament of Confirmation
2. Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
3. Nativity of John the Baptist
4. Family and Marriage
5. Articles and notices
   Dear Reader:

On Sunday the Nativity of John the Baptist is celebrated in place of the usual Sunday Mass. John the Baptist is Elias in the spirit (cf. Luke 1:17; Matt. 11:14 and 17:10ff). Continue reading →

Two common herpes viruses appear to play a role in Alzheimer’s disease.

The viruses, best known for causing a distinctive skin rash in young children, are abundant in brain tissue from people with Alzheimer’s, a team of scientists reports Thursday in Neuron. The team also found evidence that the viruses can interact with brain cells in ways that could accelerate the disease. MORE

The reality is, we’re a nation of 300-plus-million people. There are more guns in this country than there are people. If somebody wants to obtain a firearm to commit a crime — a heinous crime, a disgusting crime like this that puts children in harm’s way and ends up taking innocent life — they’re going to do it.” MORE

According to Buddhist teaching, the self is an illusion. The religion preaches a fundamentally selfless worldview, encouraging followers to renounce individual desires and distance themselves from self-concern. To advance this perspective, millions of people around the world practice yoga and meditation. MORE

How Yoga Became A $27 Billion Industry — And Reinvented American Spirituality

The attack came as the woman was reading her Kindle on a train ride home to Evanston from a downtown doctor’s appointment, Assistant State’s Attorney Maurice Alayo said at the hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building.

McMath, of south suburban Worth, boarded the northbound train at the Berwyn station and stood in the same car as the woman until the Jarvis stop at 1523 W. Jarvis Avenue in Rogers Park, Alayo said.

When the doors opened at Jarvis, McMath walked to the woman, bent over and punched her in the face before he walked off the train, Alayo said. The punch knocked the woman’s glasses off her face and caused her to start bleeding. MORE

It’s not a party unless there are some chips and dip on the table, but these tasty nibbles could be hiding some very dangerous bacteria, an investigation reveals. MORE

Vol 11 Issue 24 ~  Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward Krier
June 16, 2018 ~ Our Lady on Saturday

1. What is the Sacrament of Confirmation
2. Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
3. Saint Gregory Barbarigo
4. Family and Marriage
5. Articles and notices

Dear Reader:

As the Liturgy for this Sunday is directed to Saint Peter, and as the Church will, in 12 days, celebrate the Feast of Saint Peter, it brings us to one of the conundrums for Catholics today: the Roman Catholic Church without a pope. Continue reading →

New research from the American Cancer Society and other public health groups finds people with higher than recommended blood levels of vitamin D have a lower risk of developing colorectal cancer. The finding was particularly significant for women.

The opposite may also be true: people with a vitamin D deficiency were found to have an increased risk for the disease. MORE

This is not the first time the Lourdes Shrine was flooded.

“The Grotto is flooded and the International Mass in the underground basilica is canceled. Flooded everywhere,” said Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth, UK on June 13 in a Tweet.

“May God protect everyone,” he continued. MORE