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Fresh Air & Vatican II
… England countryside in the summertime with the windows open, the fresh air coming through the trees, the smells of the forests inland and the sea along the shore. But, this summer, round a …
Prayer, supper and a movie with St. Hildegard
… the imagination creating Fragrance of life lived with compassion and justice Green sap of the tree of life, drenched in the sun Exuberant fountain flowing form the Living Light Bright power …
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth celebrate two centuries of service
… camp, used annually by numerous service groups, and the campus itself: It is an Arbor Day "Tree City" -- to date, volunteers have planted 15,000 trees. The order's diadems are the sisters in other countries. But what is the net result of all …
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth find sisterhood across the globe
… of the highest HIV/AIDS rates in Africa.) "We got the building renovated, planted gardens and trees," she said, but they were not able to open it -- the government took it over and is running …
+Dolan & +DiMarzio on Poverty
… the words from the Gospel about the Spirit being like the wind, we see the leaves of the trees rustle, but we know not whence the wind came nor whither it goest. There are less personal …
Moving the fence around marriage: the conscience of a Catholic senator
… tradition. The mission-style church with its distinctive bell tower is located just down the tree-lined street from the Catholic parish she would later attend as a wife, mother and …
Ruminating on this year's Emmy nominees
… "Who Do You Think You Are?": This "reality" show about celebrities tracing their family tree was one of my favorites because I love history and genealogy. Too bad the network canceled …
Sustainability in season at Illinois college
… earth -- both in its largest, planetary sense as well as the earth at Romeoville's 400-acre, tree-filled campus. "Our Campus, Our Earth" appears on the school's website, but earth care is … creation," he said. "With beauty comes truth and goodness." Students work together planting trees as part of a 2012 Arbor Day project at Lewis University. (Lewis University) One end to a …
Archbishop (gently) corrects pope on Arab Spring
… "If we are to assess the 'Arab Spring' by its fruits, we must conclude that it is not a good tree," claiming it has emboldened Islamic terrorism. In Syria too, many Christian leaders worry …
Where Does Nature Live?
… conscious creatures might discover that complexity. Our ability to classify species, to climb trees, to study fly DNA, and to do these things with joy makes us Francis-like in understanding … the idea that nature can teach us something about how to live. Even O'Hara proclaims the trees can understand him, that when he lies under them, he's "just like a pile of leaves." A few …
Where does nature live?
… conscious creatures might discover that complexity. Our ability to classify species, to climb trees, to study fly DNA, and to do these things with joy makes us Francis-like in understanding … the idea that nature can teach us something about how to live. Even O'Hara proclaims the trees can understand him, that when he lies under them, he's "just like a pile of leaves." A few …
Film news of interest to Catholics
… The jury noted that the film's reception was mixed, as it was to Malick's 2011 film "The Tree of Life," but saw this new film as a companion piece to it. The jury also decided to give a …
Nature's Call: a camping trip to rejuvenate body and spirit
… a bit fuller. Nature's Call is a healthy reminder that God is certainly everywhere -- in the trees, the water, and in the people, all people. For more information, visit Nature's Call online …
Dear Democratic Catholics
… the zygote, the fetus, the baby, is human. It is not an acorn. It will not grow into an oak tree. And, once the pregnancy reaches the point that twinning is no longer possible, we know too …
Midwest drought expected to impact altar bread prices
… taken a toll on the monastery grounds, where new landscaping has withered and died. "The trees are totally burned," she said. "It looks like fall; the leaves are falling off the trees." She added that many of the monastery's lay employees are also farmers, and many have had …
The too-much-information age
… no special effects to speak of, though statues of wild animals could be glimpsed through the trees. It was the kind of ride on which old people and infants huddled, like refugees from the …
Old-fashioned nuns say the past is key to the future
… that starts at 7 p.m. each evening. Strolling around the grounds as cicadas buzzed in the oak trees, several sisters -- including the two novices and three postulants in preliminary stages of …
Drone attacks are a stain on the nation
… you ever seen a drone victim on the news? Have you seen pictures of body parts hanging from trees, houses turned to rubble, mothers wailing in grief? The mainstream media, after …
Centering on God
… that even he was not immune from this all-too-common idolatry. As he sat under the broom tree that day in the desert, his thoughts centered on himself, and in his despair, he prayed for … local and worldwide, that would make us want to commiserate with Elijah under his broom tree of despair. However, as with Elijah, God challenges us to relinquish our position as the … Jesus, have begun to burn within them -- are the very ones who are to leave behind the broom trees of our despair and live in hope. Hope in God, hope in the bread of life, hope in the One …
Saying yes could help save our planet
… Yes, Yes is a vulnerable word. It leaves you wide open like a tree. Susan Windle, a Sufi poet living in Philadelphia, composed these words in her 2005 book, … asking a simple but unpopular question, like "Why?", to the cutting down of a few neighborhood trees. It can mean taking major action to protect baby seals in Seattle or organizing to protect … our brutally hot Ohio summers and for sheltering the birds and squirrels living among us. Do tree roots weep silently, crying out when their trunks, branches and leaves are no more? But …