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Death toll in Texas flash floods nears 70 as sheriff says 11 campers remain missing
… were reported in Travis County, three in Burnet and one in Kendall. Rescuers dealt with broken trees, overturned cars and muck-filled debris in the difficult task to find survivors. … to look around the camp Sunday morning while nearby crews operating heavy equipment pulled tree trunks and tangled branches out of the water as they searched along a riverbank. Thunder … used helicopters, boats and drones to look for victims and to rescue people stranded in trees and from camps isolated by washed-out roads. Officials said more than 850 people were …
5 things I'm doing to raise creation-keepers in my home
… to buy it back" ( 25:23b-24, New Living Translation ). Deuteronomy instructs not to destroy trees during war ( 20:19 ). Honestly, I felt a little hypocritical. Here I was with a book … kids marvel at how their bodies work, point out the intricacies of the leaves budding on the tree outside the window and admire our cat's entertaining instincts. Respect for the natural …
Cardinal criticizes reliance on coal for electricity in South Africa, calls for switch to renewable energy
… In his first month as archbishop of Johannesburg, Brislin encouraged the church to plant more trees. "We are going through a tree planting program at the moment as part of Pope Francis' Laudato Si' in Johannesburg. I consecrated a church in Sharpville and part of that ceremony was a tree planting ceremony," he said. Brislin said amid the threats of climate change that experts …
Kenyan Christians adapt as churches are destroyed by climate-impacted flooding
… said Mary Anyango, 58, a longtime congregant who now worships with her neighbors under a mango tree. "Now, it feels like God is further away." Like Anyango, across the region, churches and … said Patrick Okumu, a lay local preacher who now holds weekly Bible studies under a baobab tree. "He is with us in the mud, in the storm, in the rebuilding." Still, many hope the outside …
Augustinian sisters sustain environment and livelihoods in Mozambique
… community farming models and the planting or regeneration of fast-growing nitrogen-fixing trees or woody shrubs that produce high-quality biomass. In addition to serving as fertilizer trees, the nitrogen-fixing varieties grown in Nampula help prevent fertilizer erosion, soil … They help cultivate family gardens for tomatoes, onions, peppers and cabbage, and plant fruit trees, native plants and native seeds. She said the program initially had 45 women divided into …
Delaware garden of plenty provides food to needy, thanks to Vincentians, parishes
… which is essential for plant reproduction," said Clark. "Anyone who has a garden, trees, bushes, flowers within 3 miles, the bees will help take care of that. In fact, our …
In California's largest landback deal, the Yurok Tribe reclaims sacred land around Klamath River
… for birds such as the marbled murrelet, Humboldt marten. and northern spotted owl, just as the trees were becoming ripe for a fresh round of logging. “The project was really timely to get in …
Idina Menzel's 'Redwood' brings nature's healing power to Broadway
… two arboreal scientists, Finn and Becca, who are doing research in the upper layers of the tree before us, I found myself largely drinking in the environment around us, appreciating the … nourished. Most of the rest of "Redwood" will take place in this forest around and on this tree, as Jesse slowly convinces Finn and Becca to allow her to stay here and help them. The more … the shocking sensation that we ourselves are lifting off the ground and soaring amongst the trees. The sense of liberation is extraordinary. Both capture well how being in the natural world …
Here's how 10 US dioceses have embraced Laudato Si'
… In Washington D.C., a volunteer group called Laudato Trees — a play on the name of Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our … potential in the church's expansive property footprint in the nation's capital. Laudato Trees formed as a volunteer team of five lay Catholics looking to use tree planting as a way to more deeply ingrain Laudato Si' and church teachings around …
With Laudato Si', Pope Francis firmly planted ecology into Catholic social teaching
… the next wave of magisterial teaching can really offer to allow this seed and the beautiful tree of Laudato Si' to just reforest throughout the world." …
Bishop John Stowe urged Appalachia to heed the call of Laudato Si'. Here's how parishes are responding.
… the 86-year-old stone church. "We're on the side of the mountain, there's no obstruction, like trees hanging over it," said Lori Helfrich, the parish life director at Mother of Good Counsel. …
With a massive ark and museum, he spreads creationism a century after Scopes trial. He’s not alone
… is overwhelming, ranging from fossils layers to the distribution of species. "There are trees older than Mr. Ham thinks the world is," he adds. Religious views on origins vary One …
'Leo will follow Francis.' Amazon Catholics hope the new pope will protect the rain forest
… parts of the Amazon are under threat from a wide range of illegal activities: farmers clearing trees to raise cows, gold miners dredging rivers and destroying local ecosystems and …
From pangs of the soul, we can find something wonderful
… growing up on our farm, I was at one with the joy of living: free-spirited, barefoot, climbing trees, lugging my pet chicken Henny Penny around, swinging from ropes in the barn hayloft, best …
Pilgrims gasp at earlier than expected smoke, but still no pope
… and picking up in the changes — that seed that has to grow, bear fruit and be as a pruned tree. I think a pope has to give this orientation." Two friends from Miami, Andres Novoa and …
Inspired by Laudato Si', sisters turn Francis' vision into ecological action
… the cry of the poor. With hearts attuned to creation's wisdom and wounds, they have planted trees, restored watersheds, accompanied displaced communities, and invited others into ecological … also reveals resilient life forms thriving in diverse environments. I am always moved by how trees grow intertwined, supporting weaker plants or peacefully embracing each other as they grow. … a prophetic voice in local communities to adopt climate-smart initiatives. I facilitate tree planting with students and promote student-community collaborations on transformative …
At the Met, Caspar David Friedrich exhibit highlights nature-based mysticism
… A solitary crucifix rises out of a cleft of rock. Fir trees take the place of the two thieves traditionally positioned on either side. The tip of the cross and the tops of the trees touch the sky, a wash of sepia with a long arc of cloud like a doorway's lintel. In many … displayed earlier in the exhibition, where the artist had painstakingly drawn a fir tree needle by needle. Seeing the sketches interspersed with the paintings was a reminder that …
Cardinals ask the perennial question: What does the church need?
… water those roots. Nor is institutional and doctrinal maintenance enough: Roots spread or the tree dies. Whoever steps onto the loggia of St. Peter's next week dressed in white needs to be …
Cardinal Ambongo could be first African pope in over 1,500 years
… Born in the tiny town of Boto, in the northwest corner of Congo, as the son of a rubber tree farmer, Ambongo Besungu entered the Franciscan Capuchin friars in 1981 and was ordained a …
Monday Starter: 4 communities join Land Justice Futures effort
… wooded, there is a clearing that was once baseball fields. "We only needed to cut down two trees," Sr. Regina Buchanan told the News-Democrat. "All the other trees are remaining. They're far enough from the system that they won't shade it." The …