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Earth Hope: A Franciscan education ministry
… grow; study the birds of the air; hear the divine voice in a gentle breeze in cottonwood trees by the Little Tongue River; learn the story of life’s emergence by dating rocks in the Big …
The Jesse tree: an alternative timeline
… liturgy celebrating the birth of Christ. A beautiful Catholic Advent devotion is the Jesse Tree which also describes Jesus' lineage. I would prefer this alternative timeline though. 13.7 …
Winter's little grey bundle of life and energy
… heat from the winter sun. In winter mixed flocks of chickadees and other birds forage in the trees. The flocks stay together because the chickadees call out whenever they find a good source … much more than the sum of its parts. Its bright, shining eyes and lively motions through the tree branches give it a personality that is unmistakable. It’s an acrobat, an actor, a clown, a …
Advent is about waiting
… for Christmas a couple of weeks ago. As I took the box from her to wrap and put under the tree, she balked. She wanted it NOW and I wanted to teach her the value of delayed gratification. …
Symbols of understandable eternity
… Rich Heffern … Why do we venerate the evergreen tree as a part of the Christmas season? I think it has to do with the fact that they persist in …
The ax is laid to the root of the tree: An argument for the Dream Act
… to the Poor. We have already, it seems begun to wield the axe that severs the very root of the tree we call America. Once inside the walled fortress we imagine will protect us from a scary, … check the map. A prophet cries out in the wilderness: “Even now the ax is laid the root of the tree. Every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire” (Matt 3:10). [Pat …
Obama Lights National Christmas Tree
… Winters … President Obama gave a fine, short speech before lighting the national Christmas tree yesterday. The video is here . I have only one complaint. Why is the national Christmas tree so garish? The tree on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol is always quite beautiful. Why is the …
Bishop first in US to approve Marian apparitions
… a small chapel near the spot of the apparitions. When a brick chapel was built in 1880, the trees where Mary appeared were cut down and the chapel's altar was placed over the spot. A school …
Four spiritual ways to reduce stress
… walk to and from the library, “That felt good. It was so peaceful looking at the blue sky and trees.” It’s great if we, like Taylor, can take a walk or play tennis outdoors or something …
Book review: Consulting the Genius of the Place, by Wes Jackson
… increase our imagination. We will be featuring nature’s wisdom over human cleverness – the Tree of Life over the Tree of Knowledge …” It might be termed a kind of hubris to state that your own project in the …