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The nine ecological virtues
… midst of a very different place. When you look out your window you will see different kinds of trees and flowers, birds, ground cover, even very different weather, from what I will see and …
'True believers' on Maciel still kicking
… guilt. Rego de Planas takes her cue from the words of Christ in Matthew 7:17: “Every good tree bears good fruit, and a rotten tree bears bad fruit.” She notes that Benedict XVI and other senior Vatican officials have …
'Praise the Holy One from the Earth': Scripture verses about our relationship with the planet
… what I have given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the face of the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food. And to every beast of the earth, and … and hail, snow and frost, stormy wind fulfilling God’s command? Mountains and hills, fruit trees and all cedars! Wild animals and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds! Psalm 148 … led back in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall burst into song, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. Isaiah 55:12 A voice cries out: “in the wilderness …
2 Daddies? How about 2 Capitalists? 2 Protestants?
… education. Thank God that the Cardinal in Boston has the good sense to see the forest for the trees and to discern the flickering flame of faith where others are so busy stamping it out. …
Trees, stones and interstellar gas will teach you
… to feel lonely, because we have a constant community of care surrounding us in the form of trees, clouds, earth, animals, stars, and more. And then when I learned from cosmologist Brian … he said, “Believe an expert: you will find something far greater in the woods than in books. Trees and stones will teach you that which you cannot learn from the masters.” …
The rewards of working with the mentally challenged
… mind and will not accept anything slipshod or half measures. She is like a large Banyan tree under which a lot of other Banyan trees have been able to grow. Whatever she learns, she translates for the students and the …
A voice for southern Sudan, a gestating new nation
… since a new minister of information, Barnaba Marial Benjamin, took charge. … Seed becomes a tree … Salcido was born in Mexico in 1967 and became a sister in 1990. She has spent 11 years in … Salcido is fond of elaborate metaphors. She describes the growth of Bakhita like that of a tree or a child. “This radio is like a seed that was planted in the right place at the right … the same thing that has happened to me. Bakhita has grown so much. The small seed has become a tree and we are already enjoying the shade and the fruits.” On the second day of voting, Salcido …
From the mail bag: Tucson
… gunned down in the attack on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The monks make caskets from red oak trees they harvest from their land in northeast Iowa. The The monks also shipped special keepsake …
WaPo is Wrong, Wrong, Wrong
… a new "Purple Line" in DC's suburbs. But, the Post's editors have missed the forst for the trees. America no longer builds great public works. Most visitors to Washington will have gone to …
The commonplace grace of lichens
… Rich Heffern … Lichens are pioneer plants that grow on rocks, trees, or on the ground where the leaf litter or grass has been disturbed. A symbiotic life form, … broad round patches. The foliose varieties grow as green leaf-like lobes or plates attached to tree bark or rock. The hanging fruticose lichens are the most advanced types with stalked …