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Reaching for mango: A gay Filipino American Catholic considers the synodal church
… shared with me an Indian saying she learned as a child: If you want to pick a mango from the tree above your head, you have to let go of what you are holding under your arm in your armpit. …
Mining plans endanger Arizona's Oak Flat, sacred land to some Native Americans
… Associated Press … Azee Romero climbed barefoot on the wrinkled trunk of the massive Emory oak tree at the center of the Oak Flat Campground. The 5-year-old in his black dinosaur t-shirt with … as if he'd just climbed onto the lap of a grandparent. In fact, that centuries-old oak tree and the ground below it — the sacred, ancestral flats that stretch for miles east of Phoenix … for birds and other animals. It's where Native people gather acorns that drop from the oak trees before crushing them into an edible powder, and pick red sumac berries for a refreshing, …
How my Catholic faith and Mohawk heritage teach me to embrace sustainable living
… also fashioned a homemade oratory in the woods, securing a cross of sticks in the trunk of a tree by a stream for prayer when she could not attend Mass. "We have forgotten that we …
Irish bishops ask parishes to conserve 30% of property for pollinators, biodiversity
… and they have created a garden that's flourishing between pollinating, vegetable growing and tree planting," she said. "They have a small team of just four people who manage it once a week." … for the last 10 years, and every couple that has married, have been gifted a native Irish tree. "Over 1,300 trees have been planted in Clane as a result of the sacramental life of the church," he said. "If …
Wildfires have always occurred, but experts say warming climate is increasing severity
… number of factors, including temperature, humidity, and the lack of moisture in fuels, such as trees, shrubs, grasses, and forest debris. All these factors have strong direct or indirect ties … Our world is changing." Wildfires have always occurred, but landscapes — both soil and trees — are now often more thoroughly damaged, making it more difficult for them to regenerate. …
Despite pope's pleas, survey finds US Catholics support fossil fuel expansion more than rest of country
… heat pump system or an electric water heater. On other climate solutions, planting 1 trillion trees to absorb carbon emissions has near universal support (89%). Most Americans also favor …
Communities and planet benefit when we save church buildings on the brink
… construction material. So that's everything from digging it out of the ground or cutting the tree down, transporting it to be processed, the actual processing of it, then the transporting …
'Grief is the price you pay for love'
… We're widowers now. Len is a mensch and Gary is as sweet as the good fruit on the biblical fig tree. I always get scrambled eggs with bacon. Len gets a turkey club, and Gary studies the menu …
Kenya diocese's coffee farm spreads conservation skills to local community
… by hills, valleys, dirt roads and vast, uncultivated, semi-arid lands dotted with acacia trees and cacti sits the Archdiocese of Nyeri 's Nyeri Hill Farm . Approximately 103 miles (166 … seen an increase in production from 88 ounces (2.5 kilograms) to 352 ounces (10 kilograms) per tree. And to conserve water, Nyeri Hill Farm has invested in a water recycling system that … to battle the effects of climate change and boost the government agenda of planting 15 billion trees in the next 10 years . According to AfricanNews , the region has suffered almost three …
Curse and blessing
… change if we are to salvage our future. Today’s Gospel tells of Jesus’ encounter with a fig tree on his way into Jerusalem. Lack of fruit on the tree becomes a parable for what Jesus finds in the Temple - a mall of commerce overtaking God’s house of prayer. On his way out of the city, Jesus again sees the fig tree and in frustration he curses it. He spends the night in Bethany, then returns the next day …
Laudato Trees planting program enlists Catholic properties to help increase DC's canopy
… Thomas More Academy in southeastern Washington, D.C., students spring into action for a day of tree-tending. Eighth graders at the Catholic elementary school swap books and computers for shovels, rakes and hoses and head outside to tend to the more than six dozen growing trees around their campus. They remove old mulch, add some new, and water each of the trees. The …