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Spiritual boosts for reading moms
… from blowing bubbles on the front lawn to letting out an expletive after stepping on a plastic dinosaur on the floor. Moyer is neither overly saccharine nor holier-than-thou, and her …
In Alzheimer's, there is only the present
… as sure as a violinist's, inserted a tube into Vickie's vein and hooked her up to the hanging plastic bag of a potion that would drip, drip into her wrist and swim up to her brain like a …
Catholics can learn from how Coptic popes are elected
… they narrowed the field to five, then to three. The three names are then put in three small plastic "balls" and placed in a glass urn. Finally, a young, blindfolded boy -- about age 6 -- is …
Don't leave home without them: Credit cards welcome again at Vatican
… in the Vatican Museums and shops, the Vatican announced Wednesday that it had begun accepting plastic again. Jesuit Fr. Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, also told reporters Wednesday …
Morning Briefing
… thrives … Good News: Ste. Genevieve, Mo. -- … Relics stolen from Catholic parish returned in plastic bag … PP-header2.jpg Looking for an a little inspiration to begin your day? NCR's sister …
A visit to a man who's spent 24 years behind bars
… one piece of cheesecake for me. The regulations say you can bring in four 9-by-9-by-4 clear plastic containers. The guard poked the barbecue sauce containers with a knife, turned over the …
10 ways for Christmas gifts to reflect your values
… is sent to the producer to make another one. If you don't think the world really needs more plastic, but your gift list includes a Lego aficionado, consider buying gently used toys from …
Retiree devoted to mission of repairing damaged rosaries
… Africa. The couple never stops repairing and making rosaries. They even lug their supplies -- plastic containers filled with beads of every kind, crucifixes, string and tools -- to Fort …
Church leaders petition for Palestinian rights
… potatoes, and herbs, as well as manufactured products like cosmetics, carbonation devices, plastics, textile products, and toys. Over 43 per cent of land in the West Bank, along with the …
Lessons from Sandy's storm zone: We are victims and victimizers
… them with the garbage pails. On an average two-mile walk, I was still picking up dozens of plastic bottles, food containers, utensils and bags littering the sand. It is no small irony …
‘Earth Sabbath’ helps activists tend spiritual side of environmentalism
… are already swapping incandescent light bulbs for compact fluorescents, eliminating foam and plastic coffee cups, planting gardens and installing solar panels, few have paid attention to the …