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Notre Dame sisters trade excess clutter for clean water
… and her weary volunteers “got a good laugh,” she said, one afternoon when she discovered a plastic card in one of the purses that read, “Shoe lover.” In early December Scaglione sent two …
Death is an uncomfortable fact of life, one we should face head-on
… showing happy elderly folks thrilled to be active in a retirement center, a glut of plastic surgeons helping people as they desperately try to keep their youth and beauty, a …
More study needed on Bluegrass Pipeline, Kentucky Council of Churches urges
… to the Gulf Coast. The liquids, also known as NGLs, would then ship overseas for production of plastics, synthetics and rubber. While the Council of Churches did not say it opposes the …
Children's book explains process of visiting a family member in prison
… fence, going through metal detectors and carrying change for the vending machine in a clear plastic baggie. During the visit, the prison count occurs, and all the inmates stand in line …
Women religious ask pope for world day of prayer against trafficking
… white and blue rug that detainees had made by crocheting strips of paper bed sheets with a plastic fork, Bonetti said. The Vatican working group on trafficking was organized by the …
The Buddha who lives in our backyard
… like tears. Early this morning, Vickie and I stand by the window. On the window sill, a teeny plastic flower pot with a white daisy and two yellow butterflies sits. When the sun rises higher …
Massacres of El Salvador's past haunt the present
… and father, Francisca Sanchez, then 50, and Ismael Lopez, 55, who died with the others. Faded plastic flowers and a low, cement cross mark a mound grown round with wild grass. “I don’t feel …
Catholic Workers rely on grace, guts, luck in 80-year-old mission
… van was just one large bed with an Indian print spread, and it had a secret panel where the plastic baggy of marijuana was stashed. Yes, it was a hippie van. We made the mistake of going to …
Sisters of Loretto resist proposed pipeline through Kentucky land
… gas liquids, often called NGL, would be shipped overseas for use in the construction of plastics, synthetics and rubber. The Loretto sisters are joining with other groups and landowners …
The church should side with dedicated immigrants
… places for a chicken coop. They are little more than sticks and mud, covered with sheets of plastic. They have dirt floors. When the rains come, they get soaked. The young man in Maryland …
Union father inspires priest's stand with miners
… Brian Roewe … Sitting on the pavement wearing a clear plastic poncho, Fr. Andy Switzer knew the drill. The rain-soaked labor rally held July 9 at …