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Brood XIX brings a deafening chorus to the South
… was the last time they held their One of the gazillion-member Brood XIX infamous two-month, tree-level mating frenzy. After their long nap, these periodical cicadas woke up and emerged from … Second, after their two-month breeding cycle, the dying cicadas will help support the very trees they feed off of: "When they die, their carcasses essentially decay and provide a nice nutrient injection back into the soil for the trees," Gene Kritsky, editor-in-chief of the journal American Entomologist, told National Public …
The geologians: Stalking the divine in the real
… and about late at night. Her descriptions of a praying mantis eating her mate during sex, or a tree filled with natural lights, or a water bug eating a frog by dissolving its insides and …
Paper or plastic?
… bags take up less room. Either option is a bad choice for the natural world. Paper bags mean trees felled, while plastic takes forever in the landfill to self-destruct. Both contribute to … strategies for right living in the ways of the natural world. Lao Tzu, a Taoist sage, wrote: “Trees and animals, humans and insects, flowers and birds. These are active images of the subtle …
'The Tree of Life' asks 'Who are we to You?'
… Rich Heffern … Terrence Malick’s new film, “The Tree of Life,” is at once a wide-ranging meditation, an elegaic cinematic rendering of what it’s … but is actually the crux of the film. The mother is a loving presence, photographed with trees and butterflies; the father is a businessman shown at work amid steel gantries and …
The rush toward summer
… summer annuals, between peas and corn and beans and the annual crop of weeds. Meanwhile, the trees spread their green canopy, hurry their blossoms to maturity and seedling, and the …
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 …