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An open-door policy
… Let some water be brought, that you may bathe your feet, and then rest yourselves under the tree. Now that you have come this close to your servant, let me bring you a little food, that you …
Abortion & Conscience
… even when the fetus is only a zygote, it is still not an acorn and will not grow into an oak tree. The fact that nature washes away many fertilized eggs should make us cautious about being …
Her death still hurts, but it is better now
… first, grief emotions attacked from everywhere. There was anger in my oatmeal, regret in the trees in my neighbor's backyard, depression drove my car to the grocery store, and frustration …
Cost concerns loom for pope's Brazil trip
… cases, controversy has been stirred in environmentally sensitive Brazil by efforts to cut down trees to accommodate World Youth Day events. Especially in a country already on edge because of a … space-clearing efforts in two World Youth Day venues that involved plans to cut down trees have also sparked concern. In the Serra da Tiririca national park, 334 trees were reportedly removed from an Atlantic rainforest in order to accommodate a gathering of …
Summer mysteries born of earth, air, water and fire
… went as wild as he was, that everything would have worked out differently and no blackened trees or scorched runway would be left as the traces of the Mysterium Tremendum et Fascinans (the …
Summer camp gives Palestinian children joy in a conflict-filled life
… The adult monitors lose sight of the kids for a while as they round a bend past a grove of trees. Then there is a phone call from two other volunteers in At-Tuwani. They have sighted the …
Ohio couple's garden brings beauty, mystery to backyard
… and a totally different scene emerges. This is a garden primeval. The expanse of bushes, trees, flowers and ferns is immediately overwhelming. The eyes pick up an unexpected pop of color …
Bamboo coffins help curb deforestation in India
… 98 percent of the state’s population is Christian, many of whom use expensive teak and sal trees for coffins because of their durability and high density. But the association, who launched … impact on the environment, Vanlalruata argues that this "largest grass" grows faster than any tree and thus would take less time to replenish. He adds that many coffin makers are beginning to …
Camp St. Charles a place to experience God and his creation
… in Lanham spent weeks clearing away much of the dense undergrowth and groves of locust trees that covered the land. Living conditions were primitive. Shower facilities consisted of … There is a petting zoo on the campgrounds. Before it blew down in a bad storm, an old locust tree, dubbed by one of the priests as "The Listening Tree," was the gathering place for kids and …
Is climate change affecting Colorado wildfires?
… 750,000 acres in 2011, and it is widely theorized this increasing beetle population killed the trees fueling the recent fires. A study published by the Canadian Journal of Forest Research in … 1996, according to the study. In addition, "bark beetles killed 10.5 million lodgepole pine trees in Colorado between 2002 and 2007, a 10-fold increase in mortality over the previous 5-year … levels" by pine beetles, the study said. Pine beetles have killed 70,000 square miles of trees -- an area the size of Washington state. Pine beetles are just one outcome of rising …