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Faith and a forest preschool help our family care for creation
… more likely to move Brother Spider outside, rather than squish him. We consider what Sister Tree needs when pruning her to keep her as healthy as possible. We also recognize that dirt and …
Addiction recovery has been a full-time ministry for this diocesan priest
… childhood and adolescence. That episode prompted Reading to do a lengthy search of his family tree and discover that his grandfather had been an alcoholic, and that his father inherited that …
I prayed 'lectio divina' with a pine cone
… Christina Leaño … Last June, a tree threw a pine cone at me. The cone dropped into my lap with such force that someone seated … day. The most likely possibility was a crown of exposed branches at the top of a 100-foot pine tree on the edge of the field. After the group sharing, some participants commented on what an … we were invited to go out and spend time with a being on the land. I decided to find the tree who sent me this pine cone message. I traced my vision from the crown of pine cones down the …
Young Catholics say social issues give Dems the edge in presidential race
… is connecting with pop culture, whether it's with "Brat summer," the color green or coconut tree emojis. Walz, for his part, is rocking the cool dad memes . It's more than fun; it's a …
Long Island's 'Elderberries' embrace new cosmology as key to Earth's healing
… in nature. Jacqueline Jill-Rito grew up in an extended Italian family home surrounded by fruit trees and vegetable gardens. Encountering the New Story at her first Elderberries meeting in 2018 …
Catholic boarding school study in Montana finds no unmarked graves, documents 113 student deaths
… held 12 listening sessions, which suggested locations of unmarked graves — such as "near a tree by the river in Ashland" — and archival research and a survey using laser scanning … the weekend," says the report. "He wrapped it and tied the braid in raw hide and put it in a tree, out of respect." Both Maȟpíya Lúta and St. Labre, said Black Elk, "to me demonstrate a …
Philadelphia Eleven's Piccard made history, first as a pilot, then as a priest
… causing the balloon to separate unevenly and drift dangerously close to rows of cars and trees. Jeannette released some of the ballast to lighten the balloon, and a group of men rushed … adjustments, but their speed once again accelerated as they were propelled toward a stand of trees. Her efforts to swing the balloon in a different direction were unsuccessful, and it became … matter for ordination. Might as well ordain a piece of wood or a rock or even a monkey in a tree as to ordain a woman, their detractors argued. And because the women could not and would not …
Laudato Si' Commission calls Jesuit higher education to climate action
… 2050. Net-zero requires eliminating direct emissions by 90% before looking to offsets like tree planting. UAP 4 impacts the "hope-filled future" of UAP 3. Jesuit Fr. Daniel Hendrickson, …
In the midst of Olympic craze in Paris, Notre Dame guide's advice is: Watch the beauty of the cathedral
… and fruit carved into the stone. The French style was to depict them realistically. Oaks, fig trees, vines, maple trees, bindweed ... everything is highly recognizable," Ousset pointed out. "Notre Dame de Paris …
A parish columbarium offers a quiet place where the soul beholds life
… before the columbarium came, I stood in the snow-filled prayer garden beneath a dormant redbud tree listening to the stillness of the fresh blanket of snow. Perfect quiet. Perfect peace. But …
Netflix reintroduces 'Lost' to a new generation, and the timing couldn't be better
… mysterious things begin to happen. An unseen monster lurks in the jungle, tearing through trees and killing the plane's pilot. They pick up a distress signal in French that has been …
Texas Catholic groups struggle to provide aid after Beryl cuts power to millions
… in his car on his way to work at the Houston Police Department; two others were killed when a tree fell on their homes, and another died in a house fire. According to reports, Hurricane …
Survival story as Hurricane Beryl razes smallest inhabited island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
… pummeled everything along its path, ripping up roofs of schools, crumbling homes and stripping trees of almost every leaf on the 0.46 square miles (1.2 square kilometers) of this island of …
Before Pope Francis invited comedians to Vatican, humor had deep roots in Catholic tradition
… praises and preaching joyfully in the streets. People laughed when he preached to birds in trees , and he once had to politely ask a large flock to stop chirping first. The 16th-century …
This July 4, many Americans still stand 'In the Shadow of Freedom'
… Racial Justice and the Catholic Church and the Rev. James Cone 's The Cross and the Lynching Tree . Harris' effortless weaving of political science and law into the disciplines of Black …
Caritas Bangladesh provides storm shelters to prevent lightning strike deaths
… due to changing weather patterns, more lightning, and deforestation that has cut down tall trees that could absorb the impact of strikes. They believe it is possible to prevent these … were initiated to prevent deaths due to lightning, one of which was the planting of palm trees. The disaster management department was supposed to plant 4 million palm trees under this project, but it failed to achieve this goal. A freelance consultant in disaster …
2024 Awards
… and the actions his example has inspired among Catholics worldwide. Second Place Laudato Trees Planting Program Enlists Catholic Properties to Help Increase DC's Canopy Brian Roewe … collaboration among Washington, D.C. area organizations that have planted tens of thousands of trees. The story expertly provides context on the importance of trees in making urban …
Contemplate creation with breath and body as a path of ecological conversion
… us of how interconnected we are with all beings. The oxygen we breathe comes from the plants, trees and algae whose biological processes recycle carbon dioxide in the air for their own food. …
NCR, Global Sisters Report and EarthBeat win 43 Catholic Media Awards
… D.C., organizations have collaborated in a Laudato Si Program to plant tens of thousands of trees to increase the tree canopy. Nuri Vallbona and Luis Donaldo Gonzalez won first place in the "Solidarity" …
Through connection to their land, Tarahumara runners are among Mexico's most beloved champions
… placed a bet during the Cuiteco race. "Everything around us connects us. The air, the sun, the trees, the plants." Living simply, close to their land, is inherent to the local culture, said …