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Habitat for Humanity houses ready for hurricane-displaced families

Image of VOLUNTEERS PAINT INTERIOR OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOME IN LOUISIANA Sarah Hyde and Zac Amos, volunteers from AmeriCorps, who participated in Habitat for Humanity's Collegiate Challenge, paint the interior of Chris and Melissa Carrington's home March 17 in Bayou Blue, La. The Bayou Area Habitat for Humanity is building t he homes for families displaced by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The Carringtons, who have lost two houses to natural disasters, will be the first to move into one of the new homes. (CNS photo)

SCHRIEVER, La. – Sounds of hammers pounding and saws buzzing have filled the air in the small Bayou Blue community, where the local ... continue reading

Nun's rare illness spurs new approach to life

Image of NUN WITH DISEASE WALKS – Sister Peggy Mahoney, director of planned giving for the Diocese of Wilmington, Del., walks in late October. The Mercy sister was diagnosed in 2003 with polymyositis, an autoimmune disease, though she is determined not to let the disease take over her life or define who she is. (CNS photo)

WILMINGTON, Del. -- Most people would not see a chronic, progressive, debilitating disease as a blessing, or call themselves "one of the ... continue reading

'God's given me a second chance,' paralympian says

Image of PARALYMPIAN COMPETES – Chris Manns, a member of the U.S. Paralympics sled hockey team, is pictured during a game in early February against Germany in the USA Cup in Colorado Springs, Colo. Manns, 25, was named to his second sled hockey team, which was competing in this year's Paralympic Games March 10-19 in Turin, Italy. (Colorado Catholic Herald photo)

COLORADO SPRINGS (Colorado Catholic Herald) – Chris Manns was not even a teenager when he lost the use of both his legs in a train ... continue reading

'Making music has healed me'

Image of Beth Nielsen Chapman. (Catholic Digest photo)

(Catholic Digest) -- After writing hits for Lorrie Morgan, Waylon Jennings, and Trisha Yearwood, Beth Nielsen Chapman goes back to her ... continue reading

Veteran American tennis star shares his witness of God

HONG KONG (UCAN) – Michael Chang Te-pei 's mind was filled with questions for God when he won the French Open in June of 1989. At that ... continue reading

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