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Equality protections for all Americans are overdue, but we can right this wrong
… a Catholic, I strongly believe in my core that God makes no mistakes. Even when the leaf of a tree falls it's because of his will. God created all of us. As people of faith — conservative and …
Amazing Grace
… love, and we are the sparrows who find a nest in the branches of the amazing mustard tree. …
Is a river a person? Advocates for the legal rights of nature say yes
… runoff upstream. Still another added that the shallow spots filled with tangles of downed tree trunks might complicate navigation, but they were the best places for fishing. Then two … California law professor Christopher Stone published a landmark law review article , "Should Trees Have Standing?: Towards Legal Rights for Natural Objects." In his 1972 article, Stone …
Gay Catholics refuse to give up on a church that too often gave up on them
… out there on one branch, and I am way out there on a branch probably 180 degrees around that tree," Jeannine told America magazine. "[But] we have a common faith in Christ, and that's what draws us together. We're all around that tree somewhere. I love Cardinal Ratzinger, Pope Benedict. I think he's a holy man. I really do." …
Vatican cardinal: Exhibit shows if world acts, environmental destruction is reversible
… in a space marked by semi-darkness and the sounds of birds, flowing water and rustling of trees. Nearly all of the photos are in black and white and are suspended in mid-air throughout …
EarthBeat Weekly: Florida solar standoff shows environmental justice applies to renewable energy, too
… of the Washington Post to explore the question: In an age of climate change, is such a tree worth more alive or dead? Check out the stunning visuals that accompany this top-tier …
Links: Tim Busch on Roe; Cardinal Dolan on secularism; a plug for church charging stations
… attention to Laudato Si' . I do not see a downside. Also in the Post , an article about the trees in the old-growth Tongass National Forest, which takes an enormous amount of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. Timber interests want to harvest trees there, some of which are 500 years old. This is not a tough call. Leave the forests alone. …
New report on Amazon Basin offers solutions to repair some damage to the region's ecosystems
… he lived there in the 1980s, but was surrounded by fields of crops 20 years later. And the trees that had hugged the banks of Peru's Amazon River when he traveled it in the 1970s were gone …
Your thoughts on Jesus' birth to an unwed mother
… … JANE FRANCISCO Charlotte, North Carolina … *** Years ago, I wanted to make a nicer Jesse Tree for our family and ordered ornaments from a small business. But, I wanted more women represented on the tree for my sons, but especially to make sure my daughter felt represented. So, I got the owner …
Vatican pays tribute to 22 church workers murdered in 2021
… 15 by armed men who attacked his car; his body was found near the road, tied to a tree, Fides said. And French Father Olivier Maire, provincial superior of the …
In 2021, Biden's decency couldn't save democracy. The real test will come in 2022.
… infrastructure bill , which is the legislative equivalent of refusing to put up a Christmas tree. As the Build Back Better bill appeared to be shelved last week by Sen. Joe Manchin's …