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A way to keep rural communities alive
… when he can get them – walnut, sycamore and even unusual woods like that of the Osage Orange tree, which farmers long ago planted to provide fencerows between their fields. Together with his …
Quran burning, unchristian hate, and un-Islamic violence
… as the glory of the Grand Canyon or the creativity that drew someone to mount a live-cam in a tree to allow all of us the wonder of watching a nesting pair of bald eagles and their hatchlings …
Malta Hearts Kmiec
… This is not the first time that the good people at Foggy Bottom have missed the forest for the trees. In an overwhelmingly Catholic country like Malta, failing to take cognizance of the …
Gifts of the spirit recast for the 21st century
… the many problems facing our society today through an ecological lens, we can see that, like tree branches, they have common roots. For example, the global concentration of wealth and power …
Is this prelate disobeying a pope?
… From the right and left hand sides of the galero hang red and gold cords ending in a "tassel tree". Each of these "trees" consists of 15 tassels, making 30 tassels in all. Each tassel is ornamented with gold …
A long, loving look at where you are
… in the living scheme of things? Does it hint at a closely guarded secret? Rain-dampened tree bark, weathered limestones, rain water, root-tangled soil, fog, frost and morning mists. It … thickets of redbud, spicebush and elm. Boundless forces reveal themselves in the metaphor or tree and wildflower, the everyday clichés of raindrops spreading ripples on clear pond water. The …
Cohn Takes on Ryan
… the smartest commentator on health care policy in the country. And, he sees the forest for the trees in Ryan's plan: This is not about improving health care costs. This is about letting the …
Our treasure: The pentagon's global information grid
… ten feet apart, entering into the computer daily temps, altitude, and coded landmarks like trees, buildings, lakes and cornfields. Of course within about 20 years satellite imaging and the …
Ideas for celebrating Earth Day in your parish
… be an Earth prayer, a flower, or a packet of seeds. I’ve known churches who’ve given away trees. You might include a flier in the bulletin with stories of hope, highlighting people of …
Images of war and peace in my inbox
… the internationals’ visit. They held a multi-ethnic walk for peace in Kabul and planted fifty trees -- apricot, peach, almond, and poplar. They hosted an all-day Skype-athon, listening and … what people victimized by war always do. They will light candles, mourn their dead, and plant trees. Why not do that work now? Or, as the Afghan youth volunteers sweetly say on their video, …
More eco-puns
… burns off it won't be mist. Herb gardeners who work extra get thyme and a half. What kind of tree grows on your hand? A palm tree. When the plums dry on your tree, it's time to prune. Two peanuts were walking in a tough neighborhood and one of them was …
From the Sublime to the Ridiculous
… that the Spirit blows where it will, and that like the wind which moves the leaves of the trees, we know not whence it comes or whither it blows. But, in the modern research university, …
The modern dilemma -- paper or plastic?
… billion paper bags. It takes 10 million barrels of oil to make the plastic bags and 14 million trees for the paper bags. • It takes four times as much energy to produce a paper bag as a …
Let's try it: Love your neighbor for one week
… group of scraggly followers: Love one another. And if you can spare any space on your prayer tree, please pray for the young man who was fired that he might find an employer willing to give …
Stewardship versus deep ecology
… The oceans, rivers and rain cycles serve as a circulatory system. The bacteria, algae and trees provide the planet with lungs, constantly regenerating the entire atmosphere. Each species …
Abp Dolan on \"60 Minutes\"
… of divine grace are, like the Spirit in the story of Nicodemus, we see the leaves of the trees rustle in the wind, but we know not whence the wind came nor wither to goes. There is an …
'We have forgotten who we are'
… of the planet that provide us our food, water, weather, animal neighbors, plants and trees. The purpose of these updates and reflections is to situate us solidly within the holy …
'Can a tree make you happy?' and \"I was a victim of the peanut butter recall'
… of Washington’s School of Forest Resources and at the U.S. Forest Service, studies how trees and green spaces can make urban dwellers healthier and happier . Scott Dodd, food …
Savor the miracle of spring
… the white and pink flowers burst forth. I get to look out my office window and see my redbud tree smiling at me with colorful delight. Forsythia branches, tulips, and crocuses adorn every … my work and be refreshed by warm sunshine on my face, chirping birds, and the beauty of tall trees that surround my backyard sanctuary and give silent company while I eat. These words of W. …
Life reveals in us the impulse and the intuition to welcome God
… cranky. Sometimes they even phoned the police who would come and park under the sycamore tree at the end of the block for ten minutes then leave. Once the Gruesome Two caught Martha …