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Ethel Cain and the haunting of religious trauma
… had them hooked. The album opens with the sound of a Southern preacher mid-sermon on "Family Tree (Intro)." It's enough to transport anyone with southern roots back to a dilapidated white …
As oil activities encroach on sacred sites, a small Ugandan community feels besieged
… without performing the necessary rituals or making sacrifices to spirit mediums — like the tree Wakitinti recently knelt under to pray and present a bird's nest. Sacred natural sites here range from single trees in the bush to the rift in the land where the Nile River merges with Lake Albert, creating …
Barbie Land and losing paradise: Theologian muses on this summer's blockbuster
… sin might have been a fortunate occurrence. Adam and Eve gain something by eating from the Tree of Knowledge, even as they lose immortality. The broken uncertainty of the postlapsarian …
Pope surprised as Russian Orthodox bishop speaks up for Ukraine, priest reports
… Ambassador Shapira Pain. Stilwell said the rector and ambassador organized the planting of six trees in the Lisbon Tropical Botanical Garden. Stilwell said the six trees represented the religious traditions of Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Taoism, Hinduism and … of Lisbon, Manuel Clemente, and Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin attended the tree-planting ceremony. …
Sombreros, baseball caps and new friendships: Vignettes from World Youth Day
… by other pilgrims, a group of students from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh camped out by a tree. They noticed a reporter's Boston Red Sox hat and said hello. "Just being with thousands and …
Pope to young people: To tackle life's ups and downs, look to the elderly
… by hopes, we fulfill projects and dreams, the most beautiful of which is becoming like that tree, which doesn't live for itself but makes shade for who wants it and offers space for who … a nest," said Francis. He said that grandparents and grandchildren "grow together" like the tree and the birds that settle in its branches, where they "learn the warmth of home and …
Carry your cross through a blanket of fog
… as suddenly as it had appeared, the fog vanished, and I saw the road. I was overjoyed to see trees on one side, and some lanes across the metal divider on the other side of the highway! I …
Clone of Sisters model women's diaconal ministry in the Amazon
… Paraná River was a welcome respite for Karipuna children. The Karipuna do not cut down their trees for profit and do not participate in the sale of carbon credits, which would mean … Paraná River. An hour into the trip, signs of destruction became achingly visible. Lush, dense trees turn into deforested lonely landscapes. To spend time in the Amazon is to become aware of …
Sisters model women's diaconal ministry in the Amazon
… Paraná River was a welcome respite for Karipuna children. The Karipuna do not cut down their trees for profit and do not participate in the sale of carbon credits, which would mean … Paraná River. An hour into the trip, signs of destruction became achingly visible. Lush, dense trees turn into deforested lonely landscapes. To spend time in the Amazon is to become aware of …
An indigo morning among singing hills and simple stone at Nonnberg Abbey
… opened before us as we hiked upward; the sky grew lighter as birds began to sing in the bare trees. Finally, we rounded our last bend to see the ancient Nonnberg Abbey to our right and the …
Pope visits summer camp for kids of Vatican employees
… held up a large colorful poster the kids made showing a large hornet's nest hanging in a tree surrounded by bees and the words, "You help us to 'bee' heroes," reflecting the theme of …
Pipestone carvers preserve revered Native spiritual tradition in Minnesota prairie
… it would make itself unavailable to all. The colorful prayer ties and flags hung from trees alongside the trails that lead around the pink and red rocks testify to the continued …
The death penalty in the US is modern-day lynching
… and lynching." Though the term "lynching" evokes images of a Black person hanging from a tree, the NAACP defines lynching as any public killing of an individual who has not received any …