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To understand our images of the afterlife, look to the weather
… the oven door to check on a pan of cornbread, rising at 400 degrees. I sought out the haven of trees, searched for shade. I hurried toward the air-conditioned library. I thought of Robert … to work the land on which they live. They will have to till and plant. My forbears planted trees. My grandchildren will have to plant something else. Perhaps it will be human touch or the …
Grace, human nature and my three homes
… moved again, this time to a smaller but newer home with a larger yard, a flowering mimosa tree in front, some apple trees in the back and enough space to play extended family whiffle ball games. This house also …
We are from earth, Earth
… it a while ago: I rode by a house, with the windows lighted up Looking pretty as a Christmas tree And I said to myself, As I rode by myself, Everybody's got a home but me. It is a stunningly …
As young Kenyans leave villages, sisters care for neglected elderly left behind
… Lilian Muendo … The old women sit quietly along the veranda, trees extending their branches over the houses, and a vegetable garden surrounding them. Nearby, …
You may be more elite than you think
… settle down nearest to their starting point. Here in the land of opportunity, the taller the tree, the closer the apple falls. A dear friend tells me I should root for the Arthur Brooks of …
Morning Briefing
… recently began a reflection on the rite of holy Communion by asking this question: … "Does a tree or a plant that isn't watered ... bloom well?" … Click the link to learn his answer. Here is …
Hope House is a haven for people in addiction, crisis
… meeting, after Hope House Ministries bought an old Anglican Franciscan priory , focused on the trees on the property. Pizzarelli pledged not to cut them down. Town residents are regular …
Texas archdiocese, bishops offer healing, support after shooting
… floor so I could hide, and I called my mom." Another student told CBS News he ran behind some trees, heard more shots, jumped a fence and ran to a car wash. He said he saw firefighters treat …
Barred by Catholic bishop, Dan Schutte performs in local Episcopal church
… about tax-collector Zacchaeus, who, according to story, continued for decades to visit the tree where he first met Jesus. Zacchaeus would sit at the base of tree and simply recall his encounter with Jesus. "Somehow in the remembering, I get hope and … and faith in my life," Schutte quoted Zacchaeus as explaining why he visited that sycamore tree every day, year after year. "It was [for Zacchaeus] one of those spectacular moments of …
'Selfie' culture leads to alienation, departure from reality, pope says
… their grandparents and the elderly. Citing an unnamed poet, Pope Francis said, "'All that the tree has flowered comes from what it has in the ground below.' Go to the roots!" "In my opinion, …
Cemetery's green project aims to 'protect God's magnificent creation'
… surfaces with waterretaining green infrastructures such as, grass, flowerbeds, shrubs and trees. An impervious surface is one through which rainfall or surface water cannot flow. Such … future collaborations between the archdiocese and the Nature Conservancy. More than 150 new trees are being planted at the cemetery and works are underway for a native pollinator garden …
Bible literacy requires more than grasping meaning
… a family Bible, it mostly sat on a shelf, though it sometimes became the repository of family tree information. No doubt there were and are exceptions to that broad conclusion about …
Compelling memoirs reveal brutal history of Trinidad, Iraq, Southern Italy
… in Trinidad. She recalls one especially vivid scene when she reached for a banana on a tree. Her grandfather quickly pulled her back by the arm and saved her from a nest of snakes that …
James Cone, 'founder of black liberation theology,' dies at 79
… of liberation. In the introduction of his most recent book, "The Cross and the Lynching Tree," Cone noted that he was making connections many others had not. "Despite the obvious … on a cross and the death of thousands of black men and women strung up to die on a lamppost or tree, relatively few people, apart from black poets, novelists, and other reality-seeing artists, …
'Anti-Catholicism in America' examines impact of religion, bigotry on early US
… of Connecticut hid our colony's charter when the royal governor demanded it in 1687 . The tree was felled in a hurricane in 1856. The great-great-grandmother of a neighbor collected this …
Reducing waste: Catholic parishes, hospitals see results from efforts to reduce and recycle
… throwaway culture. "We really consider this a key part of our Catholic faith. We're just not tree-hugging environmentalists," Sabo said. Like its neighboring parish St. Mark Church, in …
Fourth Sunday of Easter
… put on a good show in public, but when danger comes, they are the first out the door or up the tree, as the case may be. After saying that, Jesus reminds people that while the mercenaries …
Pope Francis' encyclical inspires the Laudato Si' Project in Wisconsin
… trails, taking part in conservation projects or, in the case of a recent excursion, tapping trees to make maple syrup. The activities are arranged by the Laudato Si' Project, a local … Project. Part of the day they spent in a nature service project removing invasive buckthorn trees from the woods. "It was a really effective way for them to have a hands-on tangibility of …
Environmental vulnerabilities are linked to every other problem in Haiti
… coastal city of Jacmel. On either stretch, you will see the effects of deforestation — trees cut to their roots because people use the wood for charcoal as an inexpensive way to cook. Alcimé recalled seeing a family he knows cut down a fine, healthy, fruit-giving mango tree on their property. The family told Alcimé, "We know that every year this tree gives us … The need for charcoal stems from a need for cheap fuel and energy. But the result of trees being cut down en masse and exposing hillsides makes already impoverished areas more …
CNEWA trustees meet Lebanese, refugees who benefit from their projects
… delegation negotiated the steep incline to a clinic draped over the roadway, like an olive tree from a limestone bluff. "Yesterday we prayed," said New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who the …