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Worshippers in New Jersey turn to God after Hurricane Sandy
… which is about 28 percent Catholic. People are still assessing their damage, but there is much tree destruction, even some houses split in two -- one reportedly had adults sleeping on one side, children on the other of where a tree fell. All are safe. At 7:30 a.m. Mass on Tuesday, Carmelite Fr. Hilary Milton, pastor of St. …
Minor Sandy damage but no power loss north of Baltimore
… gutters, slates and siding for sure; but the electricity has stayed on. We do have a huge old tree blocking our main door. That said, it fell in the one direction it could do the least …
Connecticut recovering slowly from Sandy
… to return -- the first time in days. In my neighborhood, we are fine. A neighbor's 90-foot tree decided to uproot and crash into my backyard, damaging a fence and gauging a hole in the …
Professor George's Challenge
… anthropology in criticizing the neo-con views. Douthat, too, missed the forest for the trees. And, sad to say, some of my fellow left-of-center Catholics make a similar omission in …
Connecting with trees, author explores paths to reverse forest destruction
… Michele Saracino … ss10262012p01pha.jpg THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES: LOST GROVES, CHAMPION TREES, AND AN URGENT PLAN TO SAVE THE PLANET By Jim Robbins …
A mindfulness walk in peace
… practice of nonviolence. It forces us to slow down -- literally -- and to notice the trees, the bushes, the flowers, the sky and the birds, as well as to notice the resistance within … He taught us to be peaceful and mindful ("Consider the lilies of the field ..." "Study the fig tree ..." "Notice the birds of the air ..."). He certainly taught, healed and walked with great …
The kingdom of heaven is like a big car wash
… -- lime, lemon, orange, summer breeze, ginger, lilac, rose, peppermint. Shapes, too -- trees and lemons, happy faces and doggies, strawberries and little log cabins. Farther down the …
Franciscan martyrs hailed during beatification in Czech Republic
… coexistence and understanding, so we must nurture this good seed until it becomes a mighty tree, bearing flowers and fruits of a humanity joined in reconciliation and brotherhood," Amato …
Under the moon of Vatican II
… the form. Later that night, I recall seeing the moonlight in a new way as it moved through the trees and into my room. Miracle or not, what remained was a sense of God's presence. Perhaps that …
Fresh Air & Vatican II
… England countryside in the summertime with the windows open, the fresh air coming through the trees, the smells of the forests inland and the sea along the shore. But, this summer, round a …