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Two painters, two styles, one city: Seville takes a lead in cosmopolitan 17th-century art
… the bottom of the frame. In the Seville painting, viewers can make out a ship on a wide river, trees, rolling hills and a fountain; the London work adds architectural elements to the trees and fountain. To Velázquez, the Immaculate Conception was doubtlessly a heavenly …
Jesus calls us to follow him, change our lives
… life, and so Zacchaeus can't see Jesus so he runs ahead of the crowd, climbs up a sycamore tree so he can see Jesus when he goes by. When Jesus gets to that point, he looks up and there's Zacchaeus. Probably everybody was laughing; here's this rich man up in a tree trying to see Jesus. What did Jesus do? He said, "Zacchaeus, come down. I must have dinner … the commandments very well. He really wanted to know Jesus, so he came down from that tree, stood before Jesus, and said, "Look, I'm ready to give half my possessions to the poor, and …
Discovering the true self in God with Merton's guidance
… my Creator." Merton thought that to live the truth of our own existence is to be a saint. "A tree is holy," he wrote, "simply by being a tree;" flowers are saints gazing up into the face of God. We humans are no less called to be …
The ecology of burial: Choices reflect beliefs about life after death
… prototype is an egg-shaped sarcophagus that can hold a corpse in the fetal position. A young tree, chosen ahead of time by the deceased, will be planted over the pod in place of a headstone. … that "a part of life has disappeared and can now sort of get mixed up in the ground and in the trees and in the plants," O'Callaghan said. "This particular person, who lived in this particular …
Peacebuilding partnership helps Central Africans heal after conflict
… tightly, more than a dozen men and women are led by their partners around leafy plants and trees in the compound of an international charity. The occasional stumble sends nervous laughter …
Brazil may soon have married priests, says Leonardo Boff
… plundered and desecrated. To hear the cry of the poor means to hear the cries of animals, trees and the whole of tortured creation and Pope Francis says we must hear the cry of both the …
Scorsese, my dad, and Christmas
… Christmas, it is the grace of Christmas. The baubles can wait for another year. This year, no tree, no lights, just waiting for the Son of Justice, the messenger of the Father’s mercy, to …
Repeat viewings of 'Departures' yield inspiration anew
… The camera pulls out to reveal that they are gathered in the office, a plastic Christmas tree conspicuously blinking in the background. When the eating frenzy winds down and Daigo is …
Bethlehem's declining Christian population casts shadow over Christmas
… Square in Bethlehem to eat hot cups of sweet corn and take selfies next to the 50-foot high tree in Manger Square. Christmas lights festoon the old stone alleyways, and the falafel sellers … between Israel and the Palestinian territories, cutting down his family's old growth olive trees and ruining his livelihood. "We feel like there is no future for us in this land," he said. …
Morning Briefing
… finds three El Salvadoran priests guilty of sex abuse … Slide show: … Americans have Christmas trees; Russians, New Year trees … DailyBreadBanner.jpg … Start your day inspired with daily scripture reflections. Join NCR …
Pope meets with Colombian leaders at odds on peace deal
… orchids are a symbol of peace." The pope gave Santos a peace medallion depicting an olive tree holding together two pieces of a fractured rock along with a copy of his message for the …