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On this day: Christopher Columbus
… the day dawned he saw before him a level island, several leagues in extent, and covered with trees like a continual orchard. Though apparently uncultivated, it was populous, for the … extraordinary beauty of the vegetation. He beheld, also, fruits of an unknown kind upon the trees which overhung the shores. On landing he threw himself on his knees, kissed the earth, and …
On 'The Way' with Martin Sheen
… … That’s interesting. Because the Catholic News Service review of Malick’s latest film, “The Tree of Life,” says that “Malick’s agnosticism seems to win out.” It sounds like you would not …
Wangari Maathai helped us to 'rise up and walk'
… an effort in which she and her mostly women’s group’s of activists planted over 30 million trees throughout the country to produce sustainable wood for fuel use and to combat soil erosion. She assisted nearly 900,000 women to establish tree nurseries and plant trees to reserve the effects of deforestation. Kenya's Nobel Peace Prize …
Catholic education at its best: Wangari Maathai
… in 1977, mobilized hundreds of thousands of women and men to plant more than 47 million trees in Kenya. This was a way of restoring the environment and improving the lives of people in …
On this day: Pope John Paul I
… way; and others are poor wrens, who simply squawk on the lowest branch of the ecclesiastical tree, trying to express the odd thought on some great subject. "Dear Twain, I am one of this …
Sister, just freed from custody, speaks with civil disobedience
… complex during the April 18 vigil. Then I said, ‘Look over the fence there.’ And here was a tree that was blooming. It was just beautiful, a pink dogwood. And I said, ‘Isn’t that tree beautiful?’ And for some reason he then told me that he writes poetry. So I asked if he …
New York, New York
… they dug very deep and then for the next two Christmases construction workers put Christmas trees on top of the twin towers, marking their ascent to heaven. 'The North Tower was topped off …
Praying for relief from our suffering
… people, believers from many faiths and unbelievers too, should I invoke Jesus? I tried again. Tree that we lean against for shelter, thank you for our homes; we beg you to protect the …
Morphic resonance, oil pipeline arrests, and Dr. Suess
… and the pond was still wet, and the clouds were still clean and the brightly colored Truffula Trees swayed mile after mile in the fresh morning breeze.” Old Once-ler falls in love with those Truffula Trees. “The touch of their tufts was much softer than silk. And they had the sweet smell of fresh …
After 9/11, Pennsylvania men find strength in faith
… unidentifiable rubble. "Pieces of plastic from the main body of the plane hung eerily in the trees burning and melting. I'll never forget the constant sizzling sound the dripping plastic …