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Anglican: New Mass translation ecumenically harmful
… seen the fruit that has been borne since the (Second Vatican) council, and we hope that the tree that bore it has just been badly pruned and not hewn down," Rev. Holeton said. …
We need the Earth for our spiritual lives
… The university was nestled in the countryside in a perfect spot replete with tall evergreen trees and small lakes. I couldn’t help but admire the Benedictine monks who managed to secure …
One record-breaking month after another
… kinglets and tufted titmice, travelling in a gang, visited the nearby dogwood and wild plum trees and scolded me for being there. I filled the hummingbird feeder and hung it from the porch …
The Royal Wedding: A Quick Liturgical Review
… Westminster Abbey were not encouraging. In the nave, interspersed among the seats were small trees. I am not a fan of trees inside where they do not belong. It called to mind the atrium of a 1970’s-era, John …
Afghan youth yearn for peace, justice
… the first pacifist march in Kabul and then invited us to join them in planting 52 fruit trees for peace, followed by a candlelight vigil for all the war dead. The Afghan Youth also …
Good Friday!
… “Crucify Him!” Imagine yourself among the centurions whipping his back or nailing him to the tree. Imagine yourself with a lance, piercing his side: That lance is already in your hand, it is …
Easter in the Amazon
… Brazil … -- One of the paradoxes of Easter is the cross – a tool of death fashioned from a tree, which should be a symbol of life. Nowhere is that contradiction driven home more starkly … hands upraised, over a stump – symbol of death for his people – but against a backdrop of trees where the sun is rising. To the left, standing on a stump, is Stang; to the right is Fr. …
The dogwood is in bloom this Easter
… is alive with brightness. Years and years ago I planted a pencil-sized Arbor Day dogwood tree. It had grown two stories high, covered in white flowers each spring and red berries each … have a striped texture, like woven cloth. Those ridges reflect light, which is what makes the trees glow. Legend has it dogwood was the wood of the cross. The tree as we know it is delicate, almost a shrub in its branching patterns. Legend tells that the …
Jesus' illegal Holy Week activity
… claiming to be a king. This nonviolent Jesus was decidedly not passive. He did not sit under a tree and practice his breathing. He walked regularly into the face of danger, spoke the truth, …
A way to keep rural communities alive
… when he can get them – walnut, sycamore and even unusual woods like that of the Osage Orange tree, which farmers long ago planted to provide fencerows between their fields. Together with his …