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\"Jump into Love's deep river' -- Open-handed generosity and the environment
… make more use of recycled paper contract and source sustainable wood only for any virgin tree fiber it uses. Their decision follows a massive letter writing campaign spearheaded by … to escape his painful trap, bulldozers were busy at work a short distance away felling trees. The tiger died on the scene, despite Greenpeace’s rescue efforts. There are only 400 of …
Monarch butterflies in steep decline across North America
… were once common in such fields, are wiped out. On their winter ground, in central Mexico the trees on which they perch in great clusters are being cut down. “It’s clear we’ve lost an awful …
The Blinders of Another Culture War Bishop
… that he is so buried in the idea of fighting a culture war, he has missed the forest for the trees on this one. …
Making the reign of God a reality
… like. The mustard seed -- very, very tiny, you can hardly see it, but then it becomes a huge tree -- everybody will notice it. Jesus is saying, my community, if we live according to the …
Mary Magdalene: The path of the heart
… radiant child and she loved to sing and dance. Her squirrel friend watched her from a nearby tree. Her favorite thing was walking along the seashore gathering shells, feathers, and stones. … Bay Area. Concert proceeds have benefitted “Katrina Tree Recovery,” which provides seedling trees for neighborhoods ruined by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, and St. Mary’s Center, an …
The Catholic love of nature
… these blazing hot summer days, you can enter a green lawn under an enclosure of towering oak trees and feel ten degrees cooler. The oaks surround an ancient spring-fed pond, which has been … tubular plastic slides along a straight cement wall at the deep end. Despite the cement, the tree canopy and the pond’s rounded dark shape provide the impression that you are at a serene, … 1995, I have raised my children on the partially shaded beach side of the pool. Under the trees, parents park their strollers and let infants and toddlers sleep. Mothers, protected by a …
Chaput: The Problem With Culture Warrior Bishops
… they are unable to recognize that the little faith of the mustard seed can grow into a great tree, that the leaven will affect many loaves. It is my sincere hope that having achieved his new …
July's night skies
… quite low in the sky, so it’s tough to see through the lingering twilight. Any buildings or trees along the horizon will block it from view. The tiny constellation Corona Borealis, the …
As we approach tenth anniversary of Sept. 11, a call to action
… they learn war any more; but they shall all sit under their own vines and under their own fig trees, and no one shall make them afraid.” (For a complete list of the co-signers, see: …
Fr. Bob Stagg: 'We want to live out \"green values\" in everything our parish does'
… services around the environment. In our religious education programs, this is the Year of the Tree. So we do scriptural reenactments once a month, centered on tree themes from the Old and New Testament – the Tree of Good and Evil, the Tree of Calvary. We …