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Thomas Berry's reach
… a spirituality that is as deep as the earth process itself, a spirituality born out of the solar system and even out of the heavens beyond the solar system. There in the stars is where the primordial elements take shape in both their …
Angels & Demons: Everyone's trying to save the church
… persecution of scientists who put the sun, rather than the earth, at the center of the solar system. The society included such scientific greats as Galileo and Bernini. (Historical …
GreenFaith fellows work for the worldís future
… committed to building a “green” student center. Efforts to optimize roof space to install solar panels and to partner with the county to recycle most of the food waste in the dining …
The Marys of Mother Africa: Story of Greedy Boy
… plastic radio with a crank ... in reality, a tiny receiver that was powered by ... the sun! Solar cells. Leave the little radio in full sunlight for several hours. Let it "harvest the sun." … and squatted in a circle to listen to the magical storyteller coming through the little radio. Solar cells at that time would allow a radio to receive broadcast for perhaps up to 20 minutes at …
Anthology sheds light on faith of great scientists
… "father of modern science" who declared as fact the theory that the sun is the center of the solar system, despite the Vatican's strenuous disagreements at the time. Johannes Kepler, the …
Back from space, astronaut reflects on faith, planet
… of space? … You focus on your task at hand: I’m installing this bearing that holds the solar alpha rotary joint onto the rest of the truss, for example, and you lift your head up and …
Interview with the pope's new 'eco-bishop'
… Alps. We also face energy shortages here, so we’ve been in the forefront of the development of solar energy with respect to the rest of Italy. We tend to look to Germany and Austria, who are …
For a favorite diocese, Benedict taps leading eco-theologian
… making the situation of decay irreversible.” Less than a month ago, a bank of more than 1,000 solar panels atop the Paul VI Audience Hall went on-line, feeding solar energy into the Vatican’s power grid. In part, too, Benedict’s nomination of Golser is also …
The 'Green' Heart of the Holy See
… John L. Allen Jr. … Recently the Vatican was presented with the 2008 “Euro Solar Prize” for installing a giant bank of 2,400 solar panels atop the roof of the Paul VI Audience Hall, which began generating clean energy for …
Environment group charges ABC network won't run its ad.
… lasts 30 seconds and begins with a young girl stacking blocks, followed by a plea for wind and solar energy and ends with an attack on fossil fuel energy: The ad ends with this statement: …