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Canonization gives Blessed Catherine Kasper 'much different impact' on church
… filled with laughter as sisters and visitors enjoyed a gorgeous sunny day under giant shade trees. In the motherhouse chapel, a large painting of Kasper sat on an easel near the altar, …
Justice Action Bulletin: 'Living the Change' mobilizes sustainability commitments
… commitments for a sustainable future"; Muslims and Christians in Shiroro, Nigeria, presenting trees for planting at houses or worship and homes and Catholics in Tena, Ecuador holding a …
Balm of loving kindness: antidote in a time of fear
… grape hyacinths, and geraniums were dancing in the wind amidst cherry, pear, and apple trees and a variety of shrubs. As I met other families in the common areas I was impressed by the …
One year after Hurricane Maria, can Puerto Rico be made whole?
… into the future. It also suggests that as a society we cannot do any better than replacing a tree, a door or a shop in the exact same way as it was before without questioning the political …
Corot acknowledges male gaze in painting
… noted that the work was Corot's response to critics who said he painted "nothing but trees, because he doesn't know how to paint people." The latter added that Corot's painting … landscapes, within which dabs of white paint flicker like candlelight from amid deep green trees and undergrowth. Once one gets to know the artist's oeuvre, his works become easy to spot … near the painting of Diana, this saint's hands are bound above his head in front of a tree. A landscape in the distance unfolds beneath dramatic light, perhaps twilight, but although …
Pope's quotes: Respectful of creation
… showing care for other living beings, using public transport or car-pooling, planting trees, turning off unnecessary lights, or any number of other practices.' We must not think that …
There's a baby in this bath water, and we must save her
… go on and on and on. Catholicism is your marrow, the thread that connects; it is the gnarly tree root of what's inside you, and people pontificate (ha ha) on how bad and weird and creepy it …
The sacredness of being seen
… people with our heart. Where the crowd saw a cheating tax collector looking ridiculous in a tree, Jesus saw a man seeking something more for his life. Where the Pharisees saw a sinful woman …
Pope says he hopes to visit Mozambique in 2019
… the president told the pope. The pope gave Nyusi a split medallion held together by an olive tree and said, "Below the words written are: 'Look for what unites, overcome what divides.'" …
Standing with prisoners who cry out for justice
… when I make those phone calls that feels so fruitless. I am fertilizing a taproot of the tree of justice, doing my best work so that it will bear fruit. …
Nurturing our ecological spirituality in the Season of Creation
… few minutes each day to contemplate one bit of creation — a leaf, a squirrel, a cat, a dog, a tree. The possibilities are endless. Let it speak its truth to us, and we be open to being surprised. I remember an elderly friend one fall, when the trees were in full color, exclaiming, "Isn't it amazing how much beauty goes into dying!" That …
Persecuted Nigerian Catholics maintain faith in spite of Boko Haram
… as the bullet pierced his neck, killing him instantly. "I was just crying. I hid under tree with my children. We couldn't move because of stray bullets flying everywhere," Ibrahim told …
Clergy divided as Kenya moves to save forest, evict 40,000 settlers
… sources, the government is now forcing residents to move. Concerns include how removal of trees and brush has exacerbated erosion, increased soil in riverbeds and put them at risk of …
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
… 19:4-8 … Elijah’s miserable moment under the broom bush (it’s much more like a shrub than tree) comes at a key part of his saga. Just previous to this, Elijah had challenged the prophets …
Cardinal shares message of 'Laudato Si'' at Ghana World Youth Day event
… To save the earth and environment from destruction, he called for an end to the felling of trees at current rates. He also advocated for the reintroduction of the Arbor Day celebration in Ghana and elsewhere to encourage the planting of trees. …
Trump's new script makes case for 'collusion'
… allegations against ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick.) Sargent has mistaken the forest for the trees. The real news is not whether the president's tweets are building a case for obstruction of …
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
… came from very natural phenomena. A certain kind of lice puncture the fruit of a particular tree and drink the sweet juice, eventually leaving a substance that flows and congeals and then …
'Christopher Robin' offers a respite from your concerns
… says, "I always get to where I'm going by walking away from where I've been." He goes to the tree where his friend Christopher Robin used to stay, and when he walks through the door, he …
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
… becomes a source of sustenance for all other aspects of creation. For example, God waters the trees abundantly, and in them the birds build their nests (Psalm 104:16-17). Just as all the …
Jon Magnuson
… Jon Magnuson is executive director of the Cedar Tree Institute in Marquette, Michigan. …