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… underway at the Vatican. "I wonder if we in Zaporizhzhia will also be able to have a tree in the square?" he recalled thinking.  He concluded that was unlikely, but said it doesn't …

… protection of the Brazilian Amazon, Borarí says men pointed guns at his head and tied him to a tree. He dates his concern for deforestation to 2002 when "the peace and quiet ended when logging …

… judgment set the stage for a particular kind of Messiah, one wielding an ax to the root of the tree, one striding onto the threshing floor with the winnowing fan to separate the wheat from the …

… over the second verse: “Those who set at nought and sold him / Pierced and nailed him to the tree / Deeply wailing / Deeply wailing/ Deeply wailing/ Shall the true Messiah see.” “Charles …

… We might not think about buying a Christmas tree and decorating it as a ceremony. But the actions we ritually perform to carry out this … us. Unwritten yet "sacred" rules guide the process. Twenty-five to 30 million live Christmas trees are purchased in the United States each year. Add to that countless artificial trees set up …

… Christians in Birmingham, England, have created nature maps that emphasize the abundance of trees and green space over roads and buildings in neighborhoods while highlighting faith … in collaboration with World Wildlife Fund and Trillion Trees, published the first-ever tree growing guide for faith groups . Throughout the 13 days of COP15, the multifaith coalition …

… (If such a thing were possible).   I wait, and will not be dismayed.   For tiny shoot of Jesse tree took root in me to love transform, give sight, set free. —Christine Schenk, CSJ, 10/17/03 …

… a 110-degree day last summer, our air conditioning broke and it was cooler in the shade of our trees than it was in the RV. I work from home, so I had to try to work outside while sweating under the trees until the sun went down. I live in Texas, so there are a lot of different things trying to … trusting that God loves you when an unexpected tornado hits the ground or lightning strikes a tree outside of your tiny metal camper. There has been hard work and tears, but for the first …

… at the convention. "We want to showcase that beyond giving sermons and lectures and planting trees, which is all good, we're also concerned about, and we can also talk about, the actual …

… the 18-piece Nativity scene in St. Peter's Square; the donors of the white pine Christmas tree; the residents of a psychiatric rehabilitation center who, along with a group of students … the evening for the official unveiling of the Nativity scene and the lighting of the Christmas tree. But a major rainstorm with a forecast for more caused the Vatican to move the evening … and the tender presence that accompanies us on our journey." The lights on the Christmas tree, he said, are a reminder that Jesus came "to lighten our darkness, our existence often …

… of the Jordan River was that judgment was coming. An axe was ready to strike the root of every tree that had not borne fruit. A winnowing fan was about to separate the wheat from the chaff on …

… isn't all that different from what the Western world does, said Stevens. He recognizes a tree as something spiritual. Others might recognize a Bible or another holy book, he said. But what are those books printed on but paper, made from trees? Earlier this year, the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service and the five …

… , too. I did some slow, low-tech yard cleanup myself a couple of weeks ago. I raked our walnut tree's vibrant yellow leaves into piles then watched as a stiff breeze recovered the lawn …

… The centuries' old silver fir tree that had been destined to become the centerpiece Christmas decoration in St. Peter's Square … region of Molise in the township of Agnone, according to a report Nov. 12 by ChietiToday. The tree's size, he said, also put it at around 200 years old. He told the press, "The pope will be … facility in Rosello. The cedar for the Nativity scene figures, the Vatican had said, came from trees selectively cut by gardeners to improve the health of other trees in several public and …

… “Consider the fig tree…” (Luke 21:29). RV 20:1-4, 11—21:2 ; LK 21:29-33 In today’s gospel, Jesus expressed … horizon warned of a possible storm on the lake or coming in from the Mediterranean. Budding trees said that spring was imminent. The ubiquitous fig tree was a favorite subject of many of Jesus’ parables. In today’s gospel, green buds announce a …

… method of the evil one, self-assertion. Originally, in the garden, it was the fruit of the tree of knowledge that caused the fall of the First Man. Today it is the profit margin or the …

… you have to keep polluting in the developed countries, and then you come to Africa to plant trees to absorb the carbon, but you are not stopping pollution at the source. That is a false …

… Zacchaeus has alienated himself from his own community for money. His entire life is "up a tree," and his diminished status in the eyes of everyone is on full display.  Zacchaeus longs to … Jesus invites him to that reinstatement in justice and love by calling him down from the tree and telling Zacchaeus that salvation was coming to his house that day. Overjoyed, Zacchaeus …

… climate change. Here are EarthBeat's top 5 takeaways of what they had to say: "How many trees are cut down, how many ecosystems are devastated, how many seas are polluted by our …

… his siblings, 32-year-old Chrispen Mwene was just 13 when he started cutting down and burning trees to make charcoal in Zambia's Katoba district, about 120 kilometers outside the capital, … always customers willing to pay on the spot for the energy commodity. "I started cutting down trees to make charcoal at the age of 13 years. I was looking for a source of income as my family … According to Global Forest Watch, Zambia, which had "22.4 million hectares of tree cover" or more than about 30% of its land area in 2010, has lost 201,000 hectares of tree …