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Mountain-climbing monks enjoy views, brews and Mass on Pacific Northwest peaks
… Father Michael said. "The mosquitos were annoying at first, but once we were up in the trees it was gorgeous." Father Michael hiked with fellow seminarians during his years at Mount …
Praying With Creation: Notice the hope revealed in nature
… your attention. You might bring in your senses to touch, smell or visually take in a pine tree, a babbling stream, an energetic chipmunk or another member of creation. Like the other … my own anguish about the climate crisis. An image of turkeys hopping branch to branch up a tree to safety reminded me to keep going step by step. Staring at the ocean's waves got me in …
'Refugees in their own land': Kenyans experience homelessness due to severe floods
… the effects of climate change. "We are currently collaborating with local communities to plant trees and discourage deforestation," he stated, adding that they have established nurseries to …
Amid dramatic scenes of floods sweeping through entire villages, Polish Catholics rush to help
… like broken matchsticks. The gate from someone's garage has wrapped itself around a surviving tree. Cars that weren't swept away by the current stand in alleys like crushed cans. Many houses … OSV News. "And then I saw water, more and more water. ... First the garbage flowed, then the trees, bigger and bigger, and suddenly cars, one after another ... cars in the river! ... I stood …
Elderly sisters and laypeople share housing, community in French béguinage
… When we get older and dependent, we move to the old people's home nearby." Magnificent trees have grown in the park between the laypeople's and sisters' living spaces. One tree, an oak several centuries old, is particularly beautiful. The sisters chose the name "Chêne de Mambré" (oak tree of Mambré), a reference to the Genesis story where the Lord came to talk to Abraham, for …
The self-reinforcing practice of seeing and naming
… stretching the syllogism here, but I promise you it's true. When was the last time you saw a tree and wondered whether it was a birch or an elm or a beech or an elderberry? When was the last …
Praying With Creation: In nature's silence, listen and then act
… you calling me to act with creation?" Perhaps you want to engage in conversation with Brother Tree or Sister Flower. Allow yourself to simply relax. Then notice what emerges. And then do what …
Catholic officials in Ohio bemoan harmful rhetoric against state's immigrants
… half years as a Maryknoll lay missionary in Haiti, where she worked in a nursing home, tree nursery and served in child protection, supporting children in poverty who are sent out of …
In election year, climate faith leaders urge voters to make environment a priority
… who are often the most affected by problems such as air pollution, toxic waste and lack of tree cover. Carroll said the Black community is skeptical whether, whoever is president, things …
Youth climate leader: Timor-Leste stands with Pope Francis on integral ecology
… that we had to show him that young Catholics support him. Before his visit, we launched "One Tree for the Pope" — a campaign that encourages people to plant a tree in honor of the Holy Father's leadership. This campaign coincides with the Season of …
Raleigh Catholics strive to accompany migrant farmworkers in oft 'forgotten' counties
… to work in tobacco, sweet potatoes, blueberries, cucumbers, melons, tomatoes, Christmas trees and other crops. During the PCMRT visit, St. Ann volunteers told delegates about the …
Death, where is your sting?
… you singing." Then, in typical Mom-fashion, insisted that we bring oranges from the orange tree for the "nurses who are so kind!" We finally got her home, where she lived two more weeks …
'Dorothy Day' graphic novel captures nuance of Catholic Worker's legacy
… In one panel, Dorothy tends to her grandchildren as David drinks himself into oblivion under a tree; her thought bubble reads: "what will become of these children?" But the most poignant and …
Praying With Creation: What's in motion in nature around you?
… notice what was in motion around me. I took in my surroundings and saw slight movements of the trees around me, the trickling of some water near me. Slowly, I could feel my mind settle as I …
Encountering Mother Teresa through one woman's journey to love
… other attendees arrived and we settled into a room covered with brown wallpaper of twisting tree trunks similar to endpapers inside an antique book. A life-sized statue of the Immaculate …
Mexico's outgoing president compares himself to St. Francis
… that not everyone who has it is evil." The video, which begins with the president hugging a tree and shows him enjoying simple pursuits such as playing baseball, eating unpretentious meals …
Pope in Indonesia: 'Distortion of religion' fuels extremism and intolerance
… national anthem, prompting hundreds of white pigeons to abandon their perches in the nearby trees and swirl above the palace and a neighboring mosque. After taking in this spectacle, the …
Nigerians are victims of mass killing, torture by a militia unopposed by government forces
… and fear of the unexpected," the report said. "Eye witnesses talked about children sleeping in trees at night," ORFA said. In total 30,880 civilians were killed in 6,942 attacks. The remaining …
Praying With Creation: Come on a nature therapy walk (wherever you are)
… hike in the woods to get to a particular destination or to learn the name and genus of a tree. I love doing both, especially having worked as a park ranger (best job ever). However, the …
Vatican approves devotion at site of Marian apparition in Spain
… that she identified as Our Lady of Sorrows, "with a black mantle full of stars, on a chestnut tree," the cardinal's letter said. "More than the vision itself, this girl had the profound …