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Visiting the Abbey
… in a bucolic setting in the rolling hills of central Massachusetts, covered with a variety of trees, and the ever present indicator of New England rural life, stone walls. We visited the Holy …
HIV stigma, while declining, still a stark reality for some in Zambia
… my skin in 200 places and rubbed herbs and ash in the cuts. The second day, they tied me to a tree in the bush and left me there overnight," Mazoka told us. "On the third day, they put me in …
The bishops as juggernaut
… in the whole church). The reception of teaching (without which a proposed doctrine is like a tree falling in the forest and nobody's around). The replies of Blair to Gross' questions made no …
First CCHD; Now CRS
… everyone was alright. We consoled each other. My neighbor with his chainsaw helped cut away a tree in another neighbors' yard, which had fallen down. He helped to repair the fence it had …
This summer, make time for holy leisure
… Winters are long and cold on the Canadian prairies. Leaves begin falling off the trees in September and don't return until late May. July and August are our sacred months of …
Crowds flock to New Jersey tree with a scar some claim resembles Mary
… A scar resembling the shape of the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe is seen on a tree July 14 in West New York, N.J. (CNS/Reuters/Keith Bedford) A scar resembling the shape of the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe is seen on a tree July 14 in West New York, N.J. (CNS/Reuters/Keith Bedford) … -- A scar on a tree on a West New York, N.J., street that some claim looks like Our Lady of Guadalupe is "a … reports indicated that hundreds of people have come to the site, now dubbed the "Virgin Mary tree." Located on the corner of 60th Street and Bergenline Avenue, the tree has been taped off …
In defense of our women religious
… in your acts and give praise to your heavenly Father” (5:16, emphasis added) 3)”A sound tree cannot bear bad fruit any more than a decayed tree can bear good fruit.” (5:16, emphasis added) 4) “He who welcomes you welcomes me, and he who …
Messages in air and architecture
… low wooden structure opens onto a lush, walled garden, shaded and sheltered by a large linden tree. Apricot trees are espaliered along the western bricks separating our houses. Doors open from the living …
West Africa desperately needs help with its food shortage
… assistance is not forthcoming, countless families will be reduced to begging and eating tree leaves. And some may starve." Catholic Relief Services' country representative in Niger, …
Visionary says Virgin Mary is aware of economic crisis
… visions since she was 16. More than 1,000 people have gathered to pray in a field under a pine tree at the Caritas property, about six miles off U.S. 280 on Shelby County 43 near Chelsea. They …
Help the grown-ups of tomorrow understand earth's peril
… kisses." "Everything we have comes from Pachamama, for example, music instruments come out of trees. "We are a family and the animals and plants are our friends." "Everybody knows that we …
U.S. churches respond to the Kairos Palestine document
… of homes; the ethnic cleansing of Jerusalem; the destruction of hundreds of thousands of olive trees; the unlawful and brutal practice of administrative detention; the relentless land taking …
'Deep ecologist' finds laughter and beauty in nature
… Good little fundamentalists just didn't confess to witnessing a squirrel flying between two trees as a sign from God, a message yet to be revealed. Nor, heaven forbid, theorize aloud that … the earth to speak for Him to us -- since most people had stopped conversing with animals, trees, rocks and rivers," writes Peterson, the author of more than 16 fiction and nonfiction …
God's holy remnant
… Israel I will plant it.” This small shoot -- this remnant -- will grow into a faith the old tree could never produce. All people will benefit from its shade and find security in its …
A reflection on motherhood: one life well-lived
… miles from Prague. The family celebrated the major Jewish holidays, but also had a Christmas tree and the kids received Christmas gifts. Her father, a pessimist by nature, could see that …
Law professor: Philadelphia jury has much to consider in sex abuse trial
… too much evidence and overwhelm the jury, or, as Hamilton put it, "lose the forest for the trees." "[The prosecution] did a nice job of highlighting the evidence that was needed to show …
Flight over Canada's destruction of nature inspires environmental musician
… ruinous devastation she would see, but the reality was soul-chilling. Remembering the ancient trees that used to roll "in green waves of motion," she now looked down at "a world on fire. No …
My days with the other old yoga ladies
… and a well rubbed-patina attract our eyes. Fading flowers and autumn leaves manifest beauty. Trees filled with moss or gnarled by winds express variety. On the Maine coast we wonder at …
Kathy Kelly: Latest from Kabul and Afghan Peace Volunteers
… game of ping-pong using their plastic sandals as paddles, while Rahim climbed to the top of a tree, walked confidently on the ledge of the wall and then jumped about fifteen feet to the …
Lorettos celebrate two centuries of touching lives
… From ancient bells rung and celebratory Masses held, to 15,000 trees planted in the motherhouse grounds in Nerinx, Ky., events and festivities have marked the …