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I blame myself and everyone like me
… home a little about Jesus, read them some stories from the New Testament, put up a Christmas tree and color eggs at Easter. They do their best on their own -- but the sense of shared …
Seeking scarce water in Peru's desert capital
… small scale, it could be expanded in other neighborhoods, perhaps to grow vegetables or fruit trees, says Angela Dalguerra, a young environmental engineer from PEBAL who is working with the …
'Let it begin with me': Parishioners work for peace in Ju·rez
… of the family as a deterrent to the violence. “The family serves as the roots to a blossoming tree, and the more you keep feeding the roots, the stronger the tree will be,” he said. “We’re teaching love, peace, respect and tolerance.” Each Saturday, the …
Roman notebook: Strokes for Sant'Egidio and Dolan
… powerful Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Levada praised Sant’Egidio as a “robust tree” of the church and a fruit of the Second Vatican Council (1962-65), in particular of what …
Bringing God to the rhythms of our days
… we have certain traditions that reflect the liturgical season. We may buy our Christmas tree a few days in advance, but we never decorate it until Christmas Eve. Why cut into Advent? On …
God can always be found in the natural world
… joined the order in 1961, he learned that no one in the community was allowed to cut down a tree unless the provincial gave his permission to do so. This tradition was a "little bit of … was tribal, cosmic, mythic and ritualistic. He writes, "simply by watching the sky, birds and trees, the seasons, darkness and light, people knew they belonged. British philosopher Owen …
Kenyan farmers seek ways to weather crises
… Chris Herlinger … Terracing and tree planting on William Ndolo's farm in Kenya (Photos by Chris Herlinger) Terracing and tree … for the crops. Moreover, the fields of pigeon peas and sweet potatoes are evenly spaced with trees of mango and papaya every 20 feet or so. The trees grow quickly and some bear fruit in the first year, giving the family needed food; …
Forests & Trees
The homepage at Politico has several commentaries of Rick Perry's decision to quit the race and even more on one of Newt Gingrich's ex-wives' interview with ABC, but not a single item on the most important news of the day: The number of new jobless claims fell again last week to the lowest level since April 2008. And, as Jonathan Cohn notes over at TNR , the unemployment rate in Michigan dropped…
Kenya fights climate change, hunger while taking in refugees
… sign of the interconnectedness of these problems, more and more people are cutting down trees in order to produce charcoal in order to buy food. “They’re not replanting,” Kyule said, …
Baseball star's son shares love of game with needy children
… was an interesting lesson. Even though I was so far into the forest, I could still see the trees. … How are you different? … I've outlived him by 11 years. I know I don't have as much …