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Ideas for celebrating Earth Day in your parish
… be an Earth prayer, a flower, or a packet of seeds. I’ve known churches who’ve given away trees. You might include a flier in the bulletin with stories of hope, highlighting people of …
Images of war and peace in my inbox
… the internationals’ visit. They held a multi-ethnic walk for peace in Kabul and planted fifty trees -- apricot, peach, almond, and poplar. They hosted an all-day Skype-athon, listening and … what people victimized by war always do. They will light candles, mourn their dead, and plant trees. Why not do that work now? Or, as the Afghan youth volunteers sweetly say on their video, …
More eco-puns
… burns off it won't be mist. Herb gardeners who work extra get thyme and a half. What kind of tree grows on your hand? A palm tree. When the plums dry on your tree, it's time to prune. Two peanuts were walking in a tough neighborhood and one of them was …
From the Sublime to the Ridiculous
… that the Spirit blows where it will, and that like the wind which moves the leaves of the trees, we know not whence it comes or whither it blows. But, in the modern research university, …
The modern dilemma -- paper or plastic?
… billion paper bags. It takes 10 million barrels of oil to make the plastic bags and 14 million trees for the paper bags. • It takes four times as much energy to produce a paper bag as a …
Let's try it: Love your neighbor for one week
… group of scraggly followers: Love one another. And if you can spare any space on your prayer tree, please pray for the young man who was fired that he might find an employer willing to give …
Stewardship versus deep ecology
… The oceans, rivers and rain cycles serve as a circulatory system. The bacteria, algae and trees provide the planet with lungs, constantly regenerating the entire atmosphere. Each species …
Abp Dolan on \"60 Minutes\"
… of divine grace are, like the Spirit in the story of Nicodemus, we see the leaves of the trees rustle in the wind, but we know not whence the wind came nor wither to goes. There is an …
'We have forgotten who we are'
… of the planet that provide us our food, water, weather, animal neighbors, plants and trees. The purpose of these updates and reflections is to situate us solidly within the holy …
'Can a tree make you happy?' and \"I was a victim of the peanut butter recall'
… of Washington’s School of Forest Resources and at the U.S. Forest Service, studies how trees and green spaces can make urban dwellers healthier and happier . Scott Dodd, food …