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… began to happen. On a few battlefields , the Germans decorated their front line with Christmas trees and candles. Melodies of carols began to drift from the British camp, loud enough for the …

… political dynamics involved. As John Paul said of the Soviet communism he helped doom: "The tree was already rotten. I just gave it a good shake." Most conflicts today, by contrast, are …

… Sisters of the Monastery of Mount St. Scholastica … O Tree of Life, may we branch out in generosity to others. … "O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree; … for so many in our world, a tree is truly a source of life: nourishment offered through the tree's fruit, the warm of its broken branches burning, a source of oxygen in our polluted air, …

… (If such a thing were possible.) I wait, and will not be dismayed. For tiny shoot of Jesse tree took root in me to love transform, give sight, set free. The inquiry led to a conversation … us back to you. O Adonai, set us free of fear, despair, misogyny. O Justice Flower, of Jesse tree, uproot our hatreds. Wash us clean in just-reign waters, plant us deep in Thee. O Key of …

… the Last Supper. And that someone saved the ax George Washington used to chop down the cherry tree and, while they were at it, also preserved his wooden teeth. (Good luck with both of those …

… driveway behind a movie theater to stroll among the quiet, well-maintained graves, shadowed by trees. In the back of the cemetery, overlooking the rest of the tombstones, stands a tall cross. …

… to Christians but it is different: “We should not imagine our ancestors actually believed that trees were gods. What they sensed was that nature made the spiritual appear, connecting us to its …

… directly to the Salvadorans. They sneaked onto the base in military uniforms, climbed a pine tree near the Salvadoran barracks, and broadcast a recording of Romero's last homily, in which he … the treetops in the middle of the night, military police with dogs and M-16s swarmed under the tree, cursing and threatening to shoot down the three trespassers. The homily played on and on … Rosebaugh, gagging Ventimiglia, and striking Bourgeois from behind and throwing him against a tree. They were all given maximum sentences by U.S. District Court Judge J. Robert Elliott, known …

… or at least our spiritual imagination is. We long for a bow in the sky, a dove on the tree.  Part of us goes back to work. We sign petitions, march in the streets, write articles and …

… to blasting. Surface mining is another name for mountaintop removal mining, in which trees are clear cut, topsoil is removed and the tops of mountains are dynamited to expose rich …

… a change in migratory patterns and activities of freshwater and marine species, increased tree mortality worldwide, and more frequent instances of extreme weather. In addition, the report …