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… and his devastation that God did not decimate the people and yet destroyed his shade tree. (Such a man of God, more concerned for a plant than for the population of the city!) The …

… due to the consequences of climate change the land is spoiling, the animals are shrinking, the trees are disappearing, the fish are dying, [and] the fresh water is running out." Earlier this …

… when our slower domesticated way of life can be a lesson in what is truly important. Icicled trees and expanses of white snow can make even the blandest of scenery beautiful. The real …

… the wood-accented altar platform at the airfield wearing colorful headdresses and holding tree-branches. As several of the indigenous banged on drums, the rest of the group moved the …

… of passionate love that gives the best insight into God's love.  There Is Hope for a Tree , published the same year, focuses on small liturgical communities, which Haughton sees as …

… away. Fairy lights have been unwound and packed up, and even the most stalwart Christmas trees dragged out to meet an ignominious end on the curb. Eggnog and wassail have been retired in … merriment and cheer is telescoped and oriented toward the morning ritual of presents under the tree. For another thing, Christmas in the fall brings cheer to a season that doesn't need it. We … On the other hand, it is possible that I continue to be a stubborn holdout, watering my tree while my neighbors pack up theirs, and sending Christmas cards in mid-January. It is …

… again in another — charism is like every living thing. It takes the shape of seed, branch, tree, flower and fruit of the spiritual life. It grows through one stage of life after another and then, through you and me, grows again. Here. Now. Always. Charism is the fig tree that blooms in every season. Separately and alone and together, we together must make it …

… School administrators now share reports ahead of board meetings, students can publicize their tree-planting campaign and talk to students around the world about other environmental …

… Dennis Coday … When should you take your Christmas Tree down? … Epiphany eve, also known as Twelfth Night. … Two stories that ask what we will do …

… pilgrims gathered in the Vatican's Paul VI audience hall, which was decorated with a Christmas tree and a life-size Nativity scene. The creche, the liturgies and the seasonal songs all help …

… that will conflict with the Advent liturgy. You could bring in major elements like Christmas trees (unlit) and the manger (without figures), signaling the nearness of the feast but still …

… are deeply engaged in advancing a conservative political/religious agenda. A diagram, family-tree style, of the funders, their overlapping board memberships and the organizations that …

… the happiness brought to some of our children this time of year. I would like Christmas trees and the decorations if they all went up a few days before Christmas and if they were truly …

… had gone home to bed and my husband Jerry and I sat by the twinkle lights on the Christmas tree, I said, "Just think, something magical is happening right now, this very minute and we …

… talks on the Mass in the Vatican's Paul VI hall, which was decorated with a large Christmas tree and a life-sized Nativity scene. A number of people in the audience hall handed the pope -- …

… aisles is verboten," the statement said. "In a society concerned more with what's under the tree and where the birth of Jesus is treated as an elusive element to the season, we simply want …

… aren't in stocks being pelted with fruit, as the Syracuse coach was in effigy tied to a tree trunk, but they feel disrespected by an institution that has baffled them with its recent …

… lay coordinator who takes care of this mission. He and a band of volunteers cut down all the trees and debris that buffeted this small, inner-city chapel, which was built with funds from Catholic Extension. They have yet to remove the giant palm tree that fell on the adjacent parish hall, also built with Extension funds. The tree crushed the side of the building, destroying the place they stored food and clothing for the …

… Junno Arocho Esteves … Catholic News Service … A Nativity scene and Christmas tree, like those displayed in St. Peter's Square, are visible reminders of God's benevolence and … in their difficulties," the pope said. "Every year, the Christmas Nativity scene and tree speak to us through their symbolic language. They make more visible what is captured in the … miles across central Europe. Thanking the members of the Polish delegation, the pope said the tree's soaring height "motivates us to reach out 'toward the highest gifts'" and to rise above …

… Friday.” Our cultural Christmas ends abruptly on the night of December 25 — leaving only the tree that nobody wants to take down. Ironically, there is nothing more distracting from the mood …