Grand Isle (LA) priest: Our way of life is under assault

[Ed Barrow]

Source: Miami Herald


The Rev. Mike Tran has seen the tears and heard the frustration of a congregation so tied to the water that the stained glass windows of his church are marked with starfish, seashells and sand dollars.

On Sunday, with the latest effort to cap the gushing geyser deemed yet another failure -- and the next best solution an even bigger uncertainty -- Tran tried to offer solace to a congregation in pain. A congregation, he noted, that would love to ``give a piece of our mind to BP.''

``His faith falls upon us as we walk in this journey,'' said Tran, pastor at Our Lady of the Isle on Grand Isle, one of the barrier islands that has taken the brunt of the nation's largest environmental disaster. Fishermen can't fish, the beaches are closed and vacation rentals are occupied by National Guard troops helping clean the beaches.

``I challenge you to live the same message,'' Tran said to a full house of congregants, many of whom make a living from the water. ``To live with patience, to live reaching out to one another during this time. . . . We need to be even more faithful to the word of God. We need to support each other.''



Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/30/1656389/priest-our-way-of-life-is-under.html

[marions ghost]

1. Shoring people up emotionally, psychologically, spiritually

on the Gulf coast is not going to be an easy task.

They are under attack by forces beyond their control.

[jody]

2. What will Skip Tucker & Alabama Voters Against Lawsuit Abuse claim to justify low punitive damages

against BP that destroyed the businesses of Alabama and other Gulf Coast states?

[TomCADem]

3. But Here Is A YouTube Of Gov. Bobby Jindal Promoting Offshore Oil Drilling - It's Safe!

We really have nothing to worry about. Here is Bobby Jindal, the congressional sponsor of the bill lifting the moratorium on off shore oil drilling talking about how safe it is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b12iyoB3mmo

[troubledamerican]

4. Our way of life has been under assault since Jan. 20, 1981