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… and took pictures of their daily lives – meditating, gardening, driving tractors, swinging on tree swings, feeding their cat. Reese turned her work into a book, Dedicated to God: An Oral …
A season for seeking
… after all he had seen and experienced during the war, Motes once spoke of Jesus "moving from tree to tree in the back of his mind, a wild ragged figure motioning him to turn around and come off with …
Staten Islanders continue fight over Jesuit retreat house
… boasts a pristine, old-growth forest containing almost 100 native oak, tulip, and black tupelo trees estimated to be at least 150 years old, as well as the oldest grotto in the city, which was …
New bishop of Pueblo urged to help faithful accept teachings of Christ
… "We are moving into the future," Berg said. Paul Harris, who worked with Berg in the Christmas tree business prior to his 1999 ordination to the priesthood, traveled from his home in Austin, …
Pope's quotes: Minority are strong
… of life and love and the leavening is infinitely smaller than the mass of fruits, flowers and trees that are born out of it. I believe I have already said that our goal is not to proselytize …
Vietnamese nuns commit themselves to serving poor patients
… enough money to take motorbike taxis. Patients attended a Mass and picked “sacred buds” from a tree hung with leaves containing Bible passages offering educational and moral advice. This is a …
Michigan Rotarian leads volunteers in giving depressed communities new life
… of. … Your daughter's involvement summons the old saw about the apple not falling far from the tree. What does she do? … My youngest daughter, Jessica, 32, recently obtained her doctorate in …
What words can do with nature
… Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot.” One of the major actors in that fictional dream is the willow tree. In the first act, the tree is barren. In the second, the willow tree has sprouted four or five leaves. Most people who really see the play are astonished at the …
Nun, Haiyan survivors hand over petition to Aquino's office
… her family, which works in the copra industry, because Haiyan knocked down most of the coconut trees they were depending on. "I suggested they try some temporary livelihood activity, like …
How do you solve a problem like Pope Francis?
… of St. Sebastian. Their view of the Vatican was obscured by the rows of towering cypress trees that lined both sides of the road. "I haven't been here in years," said Cardinal Bergano. …