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Wisdom to hike by
… or the times when everything is quiet and all you hear is the rustle of the wind in the trees, the trail brings a solitude that's rare and complete. The book of Kings talks about how …
Eclipse thrills, inspires viewers to admire the precision of creation
… University, sat with his daughter, Lilley, 16, enjoying a slight breeze in the shade of tall trees. He said he brought his daughter and her boyfriend along so they could see something rare … festival over the weekend before the skies darkened. Vendors hawked T-shirts, Christmas tree ornaments, plaques, jewelry, posters and anything else they could creatively tie to the …
Chicago sisters work to bring peace to streets torn by violence
… lived in for nearly 30 years. Their smiles, the room in the old brick structure and the lush trees outside suggest an oasis of peace in a busy city. But Englewood, 8 miles south of downtown …
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
… liturgy doesn’t tell us that when his flight wore him out, Elijah lay down under a shade tree and begged God to just let him die in peace (1 Kings 18:21-19:8). While Elijah was thus …
Fordham endures disputes over faculty health care, unionizing
… the New York Botanical Garden, visitors chance upon religious sculptures and crosses. Even the trees on this well-manicured campus have identifying tags revealing their species, and crimson …
Circles of women strengthen development efforts
… the investment of a dollar or two. Yunus traveled from village to village, sitting under a tree with the women, opening the possibility of buying chicks or embroidery thread. Village men …
Pope names coadjutor to Hong Kong as Cardinal Tong retires as bishop
… in November, he said he was grateful for having two predecessors who stand "like two big trees offering shelter" while storms rock Hong Kong society. Hong Kong has a charged political …
'This Other Love' stages Dorothy Day's early doubts, tensions, loves
… Day tells Maurin that Batterham is "a great teacher. We study the stars, moss growing on trees, the skeletons of sea gulls and fishes. The problem seems to be that everywhere I look, I …
A day with space to not rush, but to be present
… eucalyptuses include tall gums with pale trunks and gray-green leaves, and shorter trees with bark that is dark and rough and makes you wonder if it met a bushfire in recent years. … of God and I feel that I am held safe and protected. Traipsing through the bush among the gum trees, smelling the sweet eucalyptus in the air, my spirit is rested and renewed. I know myself …
'All of us together': Sex abuse survivor seeks healing within the church
… I'd go crazier, and I'd hurt them too. Two weeks into the school year, my father fell out of a tree and broke his back. We didn't know if he was going to live. He was in the hospital for a few …
'The Big Sick' is a touching love story and true American tale
… my dad was "sprinkled by a passing preacher" and not raised anything, much of his family tree is Catholic as is my mom's. They married whom they wanted; they didn't even ask their … in particular, seems implacable. As far as I know, the biggest challenges people in my family tree faced were economic. But they found jobs, owned land and worked their way up, though for … a millionaire after World War II (OK, that's an interesting story, but in this gigantic family tree made of toast, her story is a pat of real, salted butter on the side.) What Muslims today …
The Price of Gluten
… wider considerations was another equivalent of inability to see that legendary forest for the trees. …
St. Matthew keeps Jesus at center of its megachurch-style campus
… few other outward signs, unless one looks closely. The parish has planted hundreds of trees on the grounds, which this summer day are in full shady bloom. The campus boasts the Giving … read aloud from the pulpit. It's early summer, but the church lobby is filled with Giving Trees reminiscent of Christmas, all done to promote the hunger drive. That emphasis on fighting …
Why did Donald Trump Jr. lie?
… a lie," affirmed young George Washington when he confessed to having chopped down the cherry tree. The injunction against lying enjoys both religious and secular sanction. Yet, of course, we …
Web of Life and beginning to see: birds, tree sloths and the community of life
… above our heads, holding back from the full roar that emerged earlier in the night. Crickets, tree frogs, night birds and strange, unidentified creatures all hold court under cover of … Nothing happens. Finally, Claretian Fr. José Maria Vigil spots something in the giant cuipo tree. Could it be the elusive harpy eagle? No, but it was something that could hold still long … a blue-gray tanager, a straight-billed woodcreeper: A veritable menagerie flitted among the trees, and tuning into it just required patience, stillness and a little bit of time. …
Fred Rotondaro had a knack for friendship across DC divides
… . He never forgot his roots and those roots were Catholic roots, and they reached up into a tree of social justice activism. When he first came to Washington, Fred worked with the legendary …
Retired Archbishop Quinn of San Francisco dies at 88
… achieved his goal of leaving the hospital for a new home where he could enjoy the fresh air, trees and the sounds of birds in the early morning," Cordileone said, adding that the prelate's …
New Knights of Malta leader genuflects before Francis in Vatican meeting
… gave the head knight a bronze medal he has given to many world leaders. It depicts an olive tree holding together two pieces of a fractured rock as a symbol of the work of peacemaking. …
'Duck and Cover' like Bert the Turtle in the 21st century
… and each evening, a salty breeze flowed over those low hills, shaking the leaves in the peach trees and cooling the desert air. On the other side of the hills, there was only flat orchard … threshold into the sunny morning air. Birds chirped. Dogs barked. A slight breeze stirred the trees. I sat down in the grass in our front yard, holding her in my lap, and stared at the sky. …
Climate change in Vietnam causing farm failures
… garbage, saving water sources and energy, using environment-friendly materials and planting trees. Local Catholics make donations to funds for victims of climate change. Followers of other …