Shrimp boat blessings return after a year lost to COVID
SCOTT YOSHONIS, The Courier
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Decorated boats glide down Bayou Little Caillou in Chauvin, La., for the Blessing of the Fleet on April 24, 2016. (Chris Heller/The Courier via AP)Chris Heller/AP
CHAUVIN, La. (AP) Annual shrimp boat blessings will return to the bayous of Terrebonne and Lafourche in coming weeks after being canceled or curtailed last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a decades-old tradition, Catholic churches in fishing communities throughout south Louisiana lead the blessings in hopes of a safe and prosperous shrimp season.
This year, the Rev. Antonio Speedy of Holy Family Catholic Church said the Blessing of the Fleet in Bayou Grand Caillou will look more like normal but will still have to keep the pandemic in mind.
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Child Abuse Preventon Month: Here s how you can help
Courtesy of Allie Kibler-Campbell
and last updated 2021-03-31 22:30:36-04
ST. JOSEPH, Mich. â April 1st marks the start of Child Abuse Prevention Month, and according to the Children s Advocacy Center of Southwest Michigan, there are many ways you can help.
According to the center, One in Ten children will be a victim of sexual abuse before their 18th birthday, and 60 percent of child sexual abuse victims never tell anyone.
Allie Kibler-Campbell, a Prevention and Outreach Specialist with the center, says that while it may be a difficult subject to talk about, it s important to have the conversations to prevent future abuse.
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Philippine Church to form all-male group to honor St. Joseph
Bishops hope move will help make Filipino men better fathers
An image of St. Joseph and the child Jesus. (Photo supplied)
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines is forming a group of male churchgoers from dioceses across the country to spread devotion to St. Joseph.
Manila apostolic administrator Bishop Broderick Pabillo said the primary mission of the group, which has yet to be named, would be to introduce the life of St. Joseph to Filipino men to emulate the saint’s virtues as head of the Holy Family.
“Part of the legacy we bishops would like to leave people during this year of St. Joseph is to form a national organization or group dedicated to St. Joseph for his devotion,” he told an online press conference on March 10.