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Prayer garden at Arizona Catholic church nurtures the soul
… a farmer in India. He planted gardens at his seminary before being sent to Africa, where fruit trees he planted are still producing good fruit. "Wherever I go, I plant beautiful gardens," he … the cooling and comforting presence of greenery, blooming flowers of every color and new fruit trees beginning to take root. "Whoever comes, they leave happy," said Alex. "Many of them have … to provide the water." In less than a year, the parish grounds are now flourishing: existing trees grow greener than before, flowers line the gravel lot used for parish fiestas, a …
Inspired by Laudato Si', Catholics in Bangladesh work to protect environment
… with conservation efforts. … Catholic youth commission … "Just as I became aware of planting trees for the environment, I also worked to inspire others to plant trees. My yard now has no … youth groups worked on one project together. Each individual challenged themselves to plant a tree and ask two friends to plant trees. And they have succeeded in this challenge. At least 400 …
Searching for the 'thing' called beauty
… Is there such a thing as a "long beauty"? This was a question I asked of the autumn maple tree. Does embracing someone with love make them beautiful? I would vote yes. Robert McAfee …
The rise and fall of 'Father Justin' highlights Catholic sexism
… conspiracy theories, we certainly don't need more misinformation about basics like how trees grow or how weather works. And that's not even touching on the more serious problem of AI …
Black Elk, White Buffalo Woman and the mystery of the red heifer ceremony
… Black Elk saw in his visions before his Catholic baptism. In his Great Vision of the Sacred Tree when he was 9 years old, he saw a red man roll in the earth and become a buffalo, then roll …
Saving the Earth requires new images of God, says feminist theologian Elizabeth Johnson
… She also finds beauty in nature in her native New York City, where she pays attention to trees, flowers, even the sky on her regular walks. "New York is also a water city," said Johnson, …
In Vietnam province, sisters teach how to adapt to climate change
… and not let their animals roam outside freely. Hong said ethnic villagers habitually cut trees for firewood, eroding their land, and that the environment is polluted by pigs roaming … raise pigs, said he saves a million dong per month on fuel and fertilizers. "We no longer cut trees for firewood, but we try to plant many trees in our garden and farm as a way to care for the environment," said the 46-year-old farmer. …
In the Philippines, Catholic priests tackle plastic waste brick by brick
… in Manila, Philippines, thousands of plastic bottles can be found everywhere. They're beneath trees. They're around gardens. They're in the church. And in some cases, they're even inside the … make. The Missionaries often use finished ecobricks and cement to build planter boxes around trees, barrier fences for gardens, and the bases of outdoor concrete tables and chairs. Inside …
Your letters: Women in the church, Bishop Gumbleton, and elections
… to have plebiscites reverse those policies. With abortion, the bishops seem to see individual trees but ignore the forest. That forest is the spectrum of civil rights among which is personal …
Sinsinawa Dominicans spread mission through collaborative farm programs
… movement through here. Not necessarily traditional agriculture, but they were tapping maple trees, fishing from the Mississippi River, and they probably planted some kind of produce around … can annual vegetables. I don't know if anyone would really want to do an orchard because those trees are going to take upwards of five years before they really start producing." The …
Climate-impacted farmers in Zimbabwe get boost from Catholic agencies
… the farmers to improve the quality and quantity of their pastures and animals, by planting trees, grasses and legumes that can provide fodder and improve soil fertility," she told …
Brazil's Yanomami leader asks the Pope to support President Lula in reversing damage to the Amazon
… largest, was ravaged by thousands of illegal gold miners spurred on by Bolsonaro. They felled trees and poisoned waterways with mercury. Kopenawa, who wore a traditional feathered headdress …
Glenstal Abbey partners with 100 Million Trees Project for Irish biodiversity
… Mulcahy recounted how he and his brother Richard, along with volunteers from the 100 Million Trees Project , transformed a small, neglected area in a Dublin industrial estate into a mini … program, which began last November. By the start of April, up to 250,000 saplings of native tree varieties had been planted at more than 100 sites around the country. The planting will …
Aren't we all like Freddie Mercury?
… bedrooms and siblings to play with and family Christmases shared under the glow of a great big tree just like I saw in those Norman Rockwell paintings on the covers of The Saturday Evening …
Catholic leaders and sisters rescue child survivors of sexual violence in Sierra Leone
… Doreen Ajiambo … Eight-year-old Mary Aminata sat on a plastic chair in the shade of a tree outside her parent's house in this southern town of Sierra Leone. She tearfully narrated her …
COP28 challenged this young Catholic and confirmed her climate work
… advocacies. So we partake in and initiate simple, straightforward events like clean-up drives, tree planting and growing, and proper waste segregation education. However, COP28 was a whole …
Protesters disrupt Easter Vigil at St. Patrick's Cathedral to call for Gaza cease-fire
… a red hourglass (used by environmental protesters to symbolize extinction) and a green olive tree, a reference to Palestine. A clergy member and several cathedral security staff moved …
Easter Sunday: Doing the work of Easter
… Ecologically, the natural world is forever trying to renew itself. The brilliantly colored tree leaves of autumn turn brown, die and fall to the ground, leaving tree limbs bare until new buds burst forth and flower, greening Earth's landscape once again. …
CRS Zambia supports farmers restoring degraded land
… sun in this southern region of Zambia, Highly Hangoma and his neighbors are busy planting trees in their degraded farmland to increase carbon stock and mitigate the effects of climate … Since 2023, the organization has been visiting villages monthly to train farmers in tree planting and care, seedling care and sustainable agriculture. "The approach we have used to …
Faith-based Mother Earth Network aims to restore Maragoli Forest, and hope, in Kenya
… the ravages of climate change for decades. Commonly known as "Baba Miti" ("The Father of Trees"), Borg is hopeful that the project will successfully plant trees and nurture them to … the government's bid to plant at least 15 billion trees by 2032 to increase the national tree cover to more than 30%. Currently, the country's tree cover stands at about 12%, while …