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Wantonly, casually, we watch the water of life drain away
… I remember the women in the kitchen making chow-chow and pitting cherries from the backyard tree. And I remember the taste of the water. From the faucet, from the garden hose, from the …
Fr. Thomas Berry's memory continues to bloom
… Sharon Abercrombie … It happens every first of June. The apple tree outside the library window at Green Mountain Monastery in Greensboro, Vt ., bursts forth … passing. Filled with sadness, they looked out the library’s picture window and “noticed a tree bursting with apple blossoms. In that instant it was as if Thomas had made his presence …
Come, follow me: Tweets from @pontifex
… – once. I greet the World School Network for Encounter. Today we plant the first virtual olive tree for peace. @infoscholas — Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 19, 2014 Mostly, Pope Francis uses …
Organization lifts up leaders to become community problem-solvers
… apartment complex. But if she did nothing, she risked losing her family's apartment on a quiet tree-lined street that was close to her children's school. "I begged people -- I can't do this …
Documentary explores historical costs of 'surviving progress'
… and clear cut by logging companies. At one point, the camera closes in on a half standing tree, with a lone dying insect, struggling to hang on, trembling, shaking and trying to figure …
Pope Francis calls for 'courage' toward peace between Israel, Palestine
… invocations for peace, a handshake as a sign of peace and the planting of a symbolic olive tree in the Vatican gardens. Assessing the value of the Vatican event during a briefing Friday in …
The Holy Land Principles: a powerful tool for justice and peace
… Bartholomew I of Constantinople, spiritual head of Orthodox Christians, planted an olive tree, a symbol of peace and hope. No walls separated them as they prayed together. Afterward, …
RCs vs. Libertarianism, Part II
… content of a university’s core mission of educating, then we have missed the forest for the trees. We are having the video of the conference edited, and collecting the texts from the …
Vatican Mideast 'prayer summit' includes three faiths, olive tree planting
… prayers in the traditions of all three Abrahamic faiths and a symbolic planting of an olive tree, the Vatican announced Friday. Besides Israel's Shimon Peres and Palestine's Mahmoud Abbas, … and Abbas. Afterwards, the four leaders will all shake hands and then plant together an olive tree, long held as a symbol of peace and wisdom. The four will then proceed to a small courtyard …
Evangelizing actors ignite mission flame
… like Maryknoll, but even more so for mobile and agile groups like Still Point. Like a tree with solid roots in good earth, the solid trunk supplies strength and stability, but the …