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Why do men insist on telling women what to wear?
… and more worried that some woman is going to stroll along the Mediterranean coastline with a plastic bomb strapped to her waist. Yet the problem is less about terrorism and more about …
Pope Francis' care for Creation message
… do to improve the planet's chances of surviving, from reducing our consumption of paper and plastics to turning off the lights. The funny thing is that since reading Laudato Si' , I …
At Pax Christi conference, volunteers clean up Baltimore lots
… of broken porcelain that I surmised was once a toilet. I loaded up my bag with glass jars, plastic bottles, all things Styrofoam, candy wrappers and dozens of empty chip bags, many filled …
'Hi, God.' 'Hello, Amy.'
… immediate what-I-need-this-exact-second sort of way. One day when Mary handed me the shiny red plastic receiver from her toy telephone, I grabbed it from her like it was the first time, every … state of worry and feeling of aloneness. Hi God, Hi God, Hi God. Just like handing him that plastic phone receiver, over and over and over. Talk to me. Play with me. Keep me company, and … God. To trust. To keep breathing. To shut up and listen. And so I keep holding up that big red plastic receiver, over and over, saying: "Hi, God." [Amy Morris-Young graduated from and taught …
Brewing up ethics-based business
… thing and not fake meat. In reality, animal flesh is what's actually fake: the falsity and plasticity that denies the cruelty and hellishness of factory farming. If we're going to have …
Marian devotees in Vietnam urged to take responsibility for environment
… of Nhan Hoa, said they marched to protest the Taiwanese-built steel plant, a unit of Formosa Plastics, which allegedly discharged toxic waste, including phenol and cyanide, into the waters …
No matter what the clock says
… the garden. I would pull a weed, hand it to him, and he would smack it against the side of his plastic bucket, shaking the dirt off, and then drop the rest inside. He looked up at the sky and …
Recycling center in Brooklyn creates community while serving those in need
… smile as she mixes what will become Sure We Can's own brand of compost. She then tosses clear plastic bags bulging with cans into piles that tower above her head. She hops on a forklift to …
First night at the Democratic convention in Philly
… he was booed when he urged his supporters to back Clinton. One Colorado delegate, wearing a plastic marijuana necklace, told a reporter on camera that Clinton "was not yet the nominee" as …
Pollution upends fishers' livelihood in Vietnam
… waste, including phenol and cyanide, from a Taiwanese-built steel plant, a unit of Formosa Plastics, poisoned the waters. A drainage pipe connected to the facility based in Ha Tinh …
'Circling the City with Love' campaign aims to bridge cultural divides
… some cruel carnie shooting gallery, except that the sitting ducks weren't the revolving yellow plastic kind. They were white police officers, five of whom died, while seven others were …
Pollution drives Vietnamese fishing communities into desperation
… waste, including phenol and cyanide, from a Taiwanese-built steel plant, a unit of Formosa Plastics, poisoned the waters. A drainage pipe connected to the facility based in Ha Tinh …
Despite Vatican II, my clergy professors weren't 'allowed to say that'
… coffee stirrer was constantly going in and out of his mouth). Looking at that wiggling plastic stick made me want to gag, so I kept my eyes down and listened. I think Fr. Tom was … but more often, I would find him with slumped shoulders, staring at nothing, chewing on that plastic stick. At his core -- where he stored his faith in church, humanity, and himself -- he …
Sisters' school stands out in Guatemalan dump town
… And sometimes, the very thing they lean on for survival -- the 40-acre dump and its mounds of plastic, glass and cardboard that can be sold to recycling centers -- threatens them, too. On …
Parishes around the globe work to implement pope's eco-encyclical
… a sustainable use policy for all functions held at the parish. This will eliminate use of plastic materials to the largest extent possible. Reusable or recyclable will be the norm," …
Ethiopia drought not a full-scale disaster, benefitting from political stability
… to reach water sources, such as trucked-in water tanks or temporary water pits made with plastic tarps. Due to the extra hours it takes to retrieve water, children are sometimes forced …
Clericalism puts the focus on careerism, not ministry
… baptism, that wedding -- while not one hundred yards away families lived in wooden shacks with plastic taped over broken windows. He left as well. Pope Francis wants pastors to smell of the …
Lessons from Nonna's generation: She recycled long before it was today's trend
… Now that I think about it, Emm, it seems like the things that started in the 1960s and 70 -- plastic bags and plastic wrap and bottled water and boxes of packaged food and stuff -- must have been created for …
Long-term commitment key to Seattle parish 'going green'
… recycling and minimizing garbage generation." And central to that, it continues, "will be the 'plastic free' theme." Our Lady of Guadalupe was a Laudato Si' parish long before Pope Francis' …
Michigan Catholic school hits the scales to reduce food waste
… to waste-free lunches, the school recycles glue bottles, ink and toner cartridges, paper, plastic and aluminum. “It's important to help save the environment because if we don't have some … like washing fruit -- she sends fresh fruit instead of fruit cups -- and putting chips in plastic containers so they are ready the next morning. Students and parents are also encouraged … that lead to more waste. They are also encouraged to bring reusable containers instead of plastic bags. Drinks should also be in reusable thermoses. “I don’t think we can start too young …