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Prayer, supper and a movie with St. Hildegard
… the imagination creating Fragrance of life lived with compassion and justice Green sap of the tree of life, drenched in the sun Exuberant fountain flowing form the Living Light Bright power …
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth celebrate two centuries of service
… camp, used annually by numerous service groups, and the campus itself: It is an Arbor Day "Tree City" -- to date, volunteers have planted 15,000 trees. The order's diadems are the sisters in other countries. But what is the net result of all …
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth find sisterhood across the globe
… of the highest HIV/AIDS rates in Africa.) "We got the building renovated, planted gardens and trees," she said, but they were not able to open it -- the government took it over and is running …
+Dolan & +DiMarzio on Poverty
… the words from the Gospel about the Spirit being like the wind, we see the leaves of the trees rustle, but we know not whence the wind came nor whither it goest. There are less personal …
Moving the fence around marriage: the conscience of a Catholic senator
… tradition. The mission-style church with its distinctive bell tower is located just down the tree-lined street from the Catholic parish she would later attend as a wife, mother and …
Ruminating on this year's Emmy nominees
… TV … "Who Do You Think You Are?": This "reality" show about celebrities tracing their family tree was one of my favorites because I love history and genealogy. Too bad the network canceled …
Sustainability in season at Illinois college
… earth -- both in its largest, planetary sense as well as the earth at Romeoville's 400-acre, tree-filled campus. "Our Campus, Our Earth" appears on the school's website, but earth care is … creation," he said. "With beauty comes truth and goodness." Students work together planting trees as part of a 2012 Arbor Day project at Lewis University. (Lewis University) One end to a …
Archbishop (gently) corrects pope on Arab Spring
… "If we are to assess the 'Arab Spring' by its fruits, we must conclude that it is not a good tree," claiming it has emboldened Islamic terrorism. In Syria too, many Christian leaders worry …
Where Does Nature Live?
… conscious creatures might discover that complexity. Our ability to classify species, to climb trees, to study fly DNA, and to do these things with joy makes us Francis-like in understanding … the idea that nature can teach us something about how to live. Even O'Hara proclaims the trees can understand him, that when he lies under them, he's "just like a pile of leaves." A few …
Where does nature live?
… conscious creatures might discover that complexity. Our ability to classify species, to climb trees, to study fly DNA, and to do these things with joy makes us Francis-like in understanding … the idea that nature can teach us something about how to live. Even O'Hara proclaims the trees can understand him, that when he lies under them, he's "just like a pile of leaves." A few …