By Robyn Douglass Correspondent A raucous festive season is sorely needed in Australia — but we’d settle for a bit of joy and a good dollop of peace on earth. After we’ve experienced three years of bushfires, COVID lockdowns, and illness, two La Niña events in the Pacific have turned the weather in the east of the country wet and wild. In central New South Wales, towns … [Read more...] about Australians Face Christmas After the Floods
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Rest in Peace, Rise in Glory: December 22, 2022
The Rev. Carol Lee Cook, who grew up in a “happily bohemian” family and once worked at Apple Inc., died November 17 at 73. Born in Los Gatos, California, she was a graduate of Macalester College, San Francisco State University, and Church Divinity School of the Pacific. She was ordained deacon in 1990 and priest in 1991, and served parishes in the Diocese of California for … [Read more...] about Rest in Peace, Rise in Glory: December 22, 2022