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… 15 by armed men who attacked his car; his body was found near the road, tied to a tree, Fides said. And French Father Olivier Maire, provincial superior of the …

… infrastructure bill , which is the legislative equivalent of refusing to put up a Christmas tree. As the Build Back Better bill appeared to be shelved last week by Sen. Joe Manchin's …

… one great body of love. It is real. It is there. It's here . When you gaze at your Christmas tree and its many lights of red and blue and green, and its many branches holding many ornaments … us of our reality in the mystical body of Christ — many parts shining bright as one glorious tree of life. And if you don't have a tree, that's all right, you get the idea. Then, when you go to Mass on Christmas Day and get in …

… along the illuminated roads of the shrine's 200 acres. Throughout the grounds, lights outline tree trunks and branches, and bright white strands turn lampposts flanking the path into conical Christmas trees. But patrons first enter through a tunnel of light, this year outfitted with new, and … company to offer carriage rides. Local organizations and businesses also sponsor a Christmas tree display in their visitors center. Along with retelling the story of Jesus' birth and …

… the room — a series of paintings on recycled paper from Kathy Levine — depict scenes of downed trees and home wreckage in the wake of Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Levine has crafted the work to appear as though it's been painted on cross-sections of a tree trunk. It gives these moments a strangely spectral quality, like we're catching a glimpse of … "The folly of what they're doing" in the Amazon, she says. "They're clearing the trees to make crops, but because there's less trees, there's less rain so there's less moisture …

… winds no man could take standing up hammered us for more than three hours. Not only were trees uprooted and rooftops ripped from homes battered like dollhouses, electric power and all … aid remains a challenge because many roads are not passable and not yet cleared of fallen trees and electric posts," Villamar said. "Many families also need livelihood support. Fishers …

… we know who lost everything," said Father Harpole. He also noted that while one woman had a tree fall on her house, "over here (at the parish) our electric power never even flickered, and … who believes she is somewhat fortunate is Anita ("Annie") Adams, who lost, she said, "20 trees on my property, but I still see us (her mother lives next door) as being in pretty good … removal, and Adams must cover her $1,000 deductible, in addition to paying for any additional tree removal. On the plus side, however, said Adams, "I already had my Christmas shopping done, …

… Jesus in their lives and cultivating peace in their hearts. "What is Christmas? Is it a tree? A statue of a baby with a woman and a man nearby? Yes, it is Jesus, the birth of Jesus," he …

… birth by serving those in need rather than focusing on what awaits them under the Christmas tree, Pope Francis said. "We are so busy with all the preparations, with gifts and things that …

… one hand while banging a drum with the other. Overlooking the Peruvian Nativity scene atop a tree is an Andean condor, the country's national symbol, with its massive wings spread preparing … was to be unveiled the evening of Dec. 10, along with the lighting of the 90-foot-tall spruce tree. They will remain in the square through Jan. 9, the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. …

… of the Hebrews from Egypt. John’s images for judgment as an axe laid to the root of the tree or a winnowing fan on the threshing floor are ominous and violent. Jesus confirms John’s …

… and tenements to the factories and storefronts with a soft blanket of snow, even coating the trees and bushes in flocked glory. I knew from my own memories that children across the city were …

… evicting the buyers and reselling the lots multiple times. Critics may be mocking the term "tree equity" in President Joe Biden's Build Back Better Act, as James Ross Gardner reports for The New Yorker, but planting trees in urban areas can help turn down the heat. The catch is figuring out where to plant them …

… says, and then with a bit of resolve, adds: "I will go to university." Nearby, underneath a tree on a park bench sits 75-year-old Ziyashah Orhan. Despite the warm weather, he is wearing a …

… of so much doing." The art of pausing can be as simple as breathing, standing in front of a tree or plant, stretching or drinking a cup of tea — anything that you do with all of your …

… risk of a supply crisis of wood." Görgen explained that the area planted in eucalyptus trees, one of Brazil's main sources of certified wood, is being reduced, as farmers prefer to … or exported to China. That, he said, could result in increased use of wood from native trees for cooking fuel. In October, the Brazilian Congress approved a voucher system to subsidize …

… in dreadful majesty; those who set at naught and sold him, pierced, and nailed him to the tree, deeply wailing, deeply wailing, shall the true Messiah see. …

… in wonder. There are everyday miracles right in front of us. Botanists have discovered that trees communicate with each other through a series of root connections that allows a Douglas fir, for instance, to tell a birch tree that it needs some additional carbon. We just have to look to the images of deep space sent … needles in the pine grove, the geese honking their way through the skies, the arms of the oak tree stretched out in a beautiful welcoming gesture. … Everything, in its own way, was praising …

… Amazon, told me that illegal loggers were stripping Ecuador's Amazonian watersheds of balsa trees. The lightweight wood was then exported legally — ironically, mainly to China to be used to manufacture wind turbine blades . The fast-growing balsa trees are found in low-lying areas where they help buffer the effects of floodwaters, Gualinga explained. By stripping the trees, the loggers leave communities at greater risk of more severe flooding — all in the name of …

… Brazil and Uruguay, is running dry. The Amazon, the world's largest tropical forest, is losing tree cover at an accelerated pace. And glaciers in the Andes, from Ecuador to the tip of Chile, …