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Black Power fists, the Bible and the apron: the contradictions of our lives
… and I think, "My, what a great mess of stuff we black '80s babies must be." Our parents -- mine a few years older than many of my friends' folks -- grew into adulthood when the history I'm …
Military service helped priest 'grow up,' deal with life's 'realities'
… the seasonal monsoons. The South African troops were better trained than the opposition, but mines and booby traps took a toll on the troops. "We did a lot with little in the way of …
Not a happy day in Hartford
… Full disclosure: Sr. Simone Campbell, the executive director of NETWORK, is a dear friend of mine. In the doctrinal assessment, he singled out NETWORK for paying insufficient attention to …
Confirmation strengthens family, community of believers
… here to support one another. My faith life will strengthen yours; your faith life strengthens mine. We come together to celebrate our Eucharist, our other sacraments. We come together as …
Paradise lost: Jesuits sell oldest retreat house, pristine forest to developers
… moraine is exceptional since most glacial hills in the area have been altered by farming, mining or building. Manresa's property is the rare site that has maintained its pre-European … was the largest man-made structure in the world. Other parts of the island have been victim to mining and bulldozing, and numerous abandoned factory buildings have reduced some of the island's …
The Buddha who lives in our backyard
… bury me first. A desert will take over, but when you die, our boys will put your ashes next to mine and a spring will bubble up and a fountain even more wondrous than the one with your ashes …
Mapping the small-arms trade
… carry. Other countries, of course, don't record their trade in small arms at all. A friend of mine is fond of saying we exert more control over the international shipment of bananas than …
Coal companies, union reach agreement on health benefits for retired miners
… in health care benefits for thousands of retired coal miners and their dependents. The United Mine Workers of America, Patriot Coal, and Peabody Energy announced a global preliminary … for thousands of retirees who earned those benefits though years of labor in America's coal mines. This settlement will also help Patriot emerge from bankruptcy and continue to provide jobs … that would transfer certain miner health benefits under the auspices of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. As part of the settlement, the union relinquishes …
Melting glaciers make climate change visible at St. Francis feast events
… glaciers outside Antarctica are retreating or shrinking. "Ice is the canary in the global coal mine. It's the place where we can see and touch and hear and feel climate change in action," he …
Catholic women focus on actions to address issues locally, globally
… a still small voice said this is all false. I recognized that there was something specifically mine to do that was not important in the world. I had everything to live with, but nothing to …