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Massacres of El Salvador's past haunt the present
… holes made in walls by bullets from high-caliber weapons. Outside still grows the apple tree surrounded by pineapple plants where witness Rufina Amaya, whose husband and four children … 300 feet apart. From the dirt road we walked through pasture amid grazing cows and feral fruit trees to stand at the grave holding the remains of Lopez’ mother and father, Francisca Sanchez, …
Parish priests should take Pope Francis' challenge to heart
… fruition, you just give up. When he's such a micromanager that he can't see the forest for the trees, he'll never have what this priest in this rural parish does . We belonged to that kind of …
Franciscan Earth Corps takes Francis' message to heart with guerilla gardening
… came bearing shovels, hoes, rakes, mums, daisies, hosta, tulip bulbs and a dwarf crepe myrtle tree. Officially, their actions have a name. The group was engaging in guerrilla gardening, the …
Government shutdown locks out Yosemite visitors on park's anniversary
… it a visit, think again. Thanks to the federal government shutdown, Yosemite's giant sequoia trees will commemorate this day alone. "No temple made with human hands can compare with … coming in as one of the world's largest waterfalls. The three ancient groves of giant sequoia trees are perhaps the most obvious example of God's hand. "Do behold the King in his glory, King …
Family, with help from Catholic shelter, seeks to get back on feet
… one at a Big Lots store close to Fort Meade. Samantha had her bid in on a job at a Dollar Tree store also relatively close to the base. Before having her children, "I was a caregiver," a …
A divinely written icon: Orthodox theology can lead to new Christian thinking on creation
… sun and know that it sustains life, but a reasonable person would never confuse a warm rock or tree for the sun. The Orthodox faithful also believe that because Christ the Word, who is Creator …
Christians, Muslims join Pope Francis in praying for peace in Syria
… the worshippers joined in a small candlelight procession. In front of one of the ancient olive trees, the word "peace" was spelled out with stones. Halfway around the world, in New Orleans, …
A church that requires a different kind of bishop
… and say, 'Oh hell, I've done it for so long, I'll just go off and have a glass of wine under a tree and nobody bother me.' " It is in the HIV patients, in the sex workers, in the transvestites …
In confronting a violent past, Guatemalans find miracles in present
… of it. Blown-up restaurants and buses, bullet-pocked and exploded police stations, huge trees felled as a means of blocking roads, all mostly the work of armed resistance to the …
Lasting bonds: Vatican invites extended families to join pilgrimage
… of keeping intact the bonds between the beginning of life and the end of life. After all, a tree without roots is a tree without leaves and without fruit; it's just a trunk and that's sad to see." Highlighting the …