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It's OK to despair and swear at God
… living in San Francisco I felt like the whole world was conspiring against me: buildings, trees, people. It was a rough time in my life." "Been there. Done that. We all have. Thanks for …
Does Pope Francis know Cardinal Müller uses the sex abuse playbook against LCWR?
… of accusations makes one wonder if he has a Bismarck hiding in the high branches of his family tree. NCR described his rant as "the most direct and confrontational language since the Vatican … while some of the bishops most critical of her got indigestion from trying to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Wondering aloud if the leadership conference has "the … position, second nature to an inveterate cleric who has climbed to a high position on the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, as he employs a style through which he "lords it over" …
What the critics of Pope Francis miss
… the phrase "Happy Holidays" rather than "Merry Christmas," you are missing the forest for the trees. Wal-Mart and its fellow commercial enterprises have turned Christmas into an opportunity …
Golf legend Arnold Palmer a hero to a tee
… the next day's 18-hole playoff over Olympic's tight fairways bordered by cedar and eucalyptus trees, Casper, having sunk putts as long as 40 feet, toted a 69 to Palmer's 73. Casper, a Mormon, …
Sisters place focus on the planetary household
… Suggestions for actions include installing a rain barrel or butterfly garden, planting shade trees to provide shelter from heat and homes for songbirds, and looking for plants that help …
Rowing is a network of spiritual kinship
… the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia at 5:30 a.m. The sun is just beginning to rise above the trees. The rhythmic slicing of oars in and out of the water from magna-cum-serious rowers in …
Pope’s quotes: There are saints
… some who are not so saintly, and these are the ones you tend to hear about. You know that one tree falling makes more noise than a whole forest growing.” -- Press conference during return …
Chilean cardinals close to pope stained by abuse cover-ups
… was growing up in Chile in the 1980s, his family lived close to El Bosque, "the forest" -- a tree-draped park avenue and a prime neighborhood in Santiago, the capital city. It was also home …
It was a hard winter
… first. I didn’t prune until late March and the indoor branches flowered right along with the trees the first of April, white flowers on the wood, white stamen, backed by maroon bud casings, emitting a faint delicate scent -- strong enough to fill both trees with bees that afternoon. The next day the magnolia next door began to open its buds. Three … are opening, and the lilacs have budded. Everywhere I look, I lift my eyes to flowering trees, lacy with different shades of white and pink and purple. Meanwhile on the ground the …
Becoming a worldwide church with members who love one another
… Christine Schenk … It is 1971, and I find myself walking eagerly down a tree-shaded driveway in Fox Chase, Philadelphia, heading for an interview with the Medical …