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Praying With Creation: In nature's silence, listen and then act
… you calling me to act with creation?" Perhaps you want to engage in conversation with Brother Tree or Sister Flower. Allow yourself to simply relax. Then notice what emerges. And then do what …
Catholic officials in Ohio bemoan harmful rhetoric against state's immigrants
… half years as a Maryknoll lay missionary in Haiti, where she worked in a nursing home, tree nursery and served in child protection, supporting children in poverty who are sent out of …
In election year, climate faith leaders urge voters to make environment a priority
… who are often the most affected by problems such as air pollution, toxic waste and lack of tree cover. Carroll said the Black community is skeptical whether, whoever is president, things …
Youth climate leader: Timor-Leste stands with Pope Francis on integral ecology
… that we had to show him that young Catholics support him. Before his visit, we launched "One Tree for the Pope" — a campaign that encourages people to plant a tree in honor of the Holy Father's leadership. This campaign coincides with the Season of …
Raleigh Catholics strive to accompany migrant farmworkers in oft 'forgotten' counties
… to work in tobacco, sweet potatoes, blueberries, cucumbers, melons, tomatoes, Christmas trees and other crops. During the PCMRT visit, St. Ann volunteers told delegates about the …
Death, where is your sting?
… you singing." Then, in typical Mom-fashion, insisted that we bring oranges from the orange tree for the "nurses who are so kind!" We finally got her home, where she lived two more weeks …
'Dorothy Day' graphic novel captures nuance of Catholic Worker's legacy
… In one panel, Dorothy tends to her grandchildren as David drinks himself into oblivion under a tree; her thought bubble reads: "what will become of these children?" But the most poignant and …
Praying With Creation: What's in motion in nature around you?
… notice what was in motion around me. I took in my surroundings and saw slight movements of the trees around me, the trickling of some water near me. Slowly, I could feel my mind settle as I …
Encountering Mother Teresa through one woman's journey to love
… other attendees arrived and we settled into a room covered with brown wallpaper of twisting tree trunks similar to endpapers inside an antique book. A life-sized statue of the Immaculate …
Mexico's outgoing president compares himself to St. Francis
… that not everyone who has it is evil." The video, which begins with the president hugging a tree and shows him enjoying simple pursuits such as playing baseball, eating unpretentious meals …
Pope in Indonesia: 'Distortion of religion' fuels extremism and intolerance
… national anthem, prompting hundreds of white pigeons to abandon their perches in the nearby trees and swirl above the palace and a neighboring mosque. After taking in this spectacle, the …
Nigerians are victims of mass killing, torture by a militia unopposed by government forces
… and fear of the unexpected," the report said. "Eye witnesses talked about children sleeping in trees at night," ORFA said. In total 30,880 civilians were killed in 6,942 attacks. The remaining …
Praying With Creation: Come on a nature therapy walk (wherever you are)
… hike in the woods to get to a particular destination or to learn the name and genus of a tree. I love doing both, especially having worked as a park ranger (best job ever). However, the …
Vatican approves devotion at site of Marian apparition in Spain
… that she identified as Our Lady of Sorrows, "with a black mantle full of stars, on a chestnut tree," the cardinal's letter said. "More than the vision itself, this girl had the profound …
Faith and a forest preschool help our family care for creation
… more likely to move Brother Spider outside, rather than squish him. We consider what Sister Tree needs when pruning her to keep her as healthy as possible. We also recognize that dirt and …
Addiction recovery has been a full-time ministry for this diocesan priest
… childhood and adolescence. That episode prompted Reading to do a lengthy search of his family tree and discover that his grandfather had been an alcoholic, and that his father inherited that …
I prayed 'lectio divina' with a pine cone
… Christina Leaño … Last June, a tree threw a pine cone at me. The cone dropped into my lap with such force that someone seated … day. The most likely possibility was a crown of exposed branches at the top of a 100-foot pine tree on the edge of the field. After the group sharing, some participants commented on what an … we were invited to go out and spend time with a being on the land. I decided to find the tree who sent me this pine cone message. I traced my vision from the crown of pine cones down the …
Young Catholics say social issues give Dems the edge in presidential race
… is connecting with pop culture, whether it's with "Brat summer," the color green or coconut tree emojis. Walz, for his part, is rocking the cool dad memes . It's more than fun; it's a …
Long Island's 'Elderberries' embrace new cosmology as key to Earth's healing
… in nature. Jacqueline Jill-Rito grew up in an extended Italian family home surrounded by fruit trees and vegetable gardens. Encountering the New Story at her first Elderberries meeting in 2018 …
Catholic boarding school study in Montana finds no unmarked graves, documents 113 student deaths
… held 12 listening sessions, which suggested locations of unmarked graves — such as "near a tree by the river in Ashland" — and archival research and a survey using laser scanning … the weekend," says the report. "He wrapped it and tied the braid in raw hide and put it in a tree, out of respect." Both Maȟpíya Lúta and St. Labre, said Black Elk, "to me demonstrate a …