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  • Tibetan Sand Mandala

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    Losang Samten’s intricate sand paintings carry many kinds of meanings. Mandalas represent aspects of the universe. Samten says, “First and foremost these mandalas are a form of communication through art. They tell stories that have meaning for Tibetans and other Buddhists, and for humanity in general. The witnessing of patience in the creative process helps…

  • Folklore Uses of Local Plants Effective in Treatment of Diabetes

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    The Guardian News reports that recent studies  are “validating the folklore uses of local plants and spices such as bitter leaf, scent leaf and Gongronema latifolium (Utazi in Ibo) among others in the management of diabetes.” A STUDY published in April 2013 edition of Journal of natural pharmaceuticals found that treatment of alloxan diabetic rats…

  • Another Shangri La

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    Originally posted on Viewfound: Tawang is one of the least populous districts in India in the state of Arunachal Pradesh bordering China, situated at an altitude of 3500 M in the northern Himalayas famous for the Tawang Monastry, the largest outside Lhasa. A quiet mystical town with and interesting legend surrounding its name, which means…

  • Rolling Jubilee Frees $15 Million of Personal Debt

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    A group of Occupy Wall Street activists has bought almost $15m of Americans’ personal debt over the last year as part of the Rolling Jubilee project to help people pay off their outstanding credit. Rolling Jubilee, set up by Occupy’s Strike Debt group following the street protests that swept the world in 2011, launched on…

  • Major biological discovery…inside the Chernobyl reactor??

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    Originally posted on Doug's Darkworld: The abandoned town of Pripyat, the Chernobyl reactor in the background. There has been an exciting new biological discovery inside the tomb of the Chernobyl reactor. Like out of some B-grade sci fi movie, a robot sent into the reactor discovered a thick coat of black slime growing on the…

  • Ask Charles Camosy Anything: The Animal Soul

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    Originally posted on The Dish: In today’s video, Charles argues that the animal soul may resemble the human soul much more than we realize: https://vimeo.com/79215914/ About his new book: For Love of Animals is an honest and thoughtful look at our responsibility as Christians with respect to animals. Many Christians misunderstand both history and their own tradition…

  • For Your Entertainment

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    You go white pants!  

  • Ask Charles Camosy Anything: The Sin Of Factory Farming

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    Originally posted on The Dish: In our first video from the author of For Love of Animals: Christian Ethics, Consistent Action, Charles details the many inherent evils of factory farming: https://vimeo.com/78860591/ From his bio: Charles Camosy is an assistant professor of Christian Ethics at Fordham University. … His early work focused on medical and clinical ethics…

  • Sunday Prayer

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    A Necessary Autumn Inside Each You and I have spoken all these words, but as for the way we have to go, words are no preparation.  There is no getting ready, other than grace.  My faults have stayed hidden.  One might call that a preparation! I have one small drop of knowing in my soul.…

  • Ignatian Prayer Adventure – An Online Retreat

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    So many of us, myself included, spend our lives meeting its day-to-day challenges the best we can.  Circumstances don’t always allow for a thoughtful consideration of how we can make our lives more meaningful and fulfilling.  Sometimes a crisis precipitates a change, sometimes we just can’t keep pushing ourselves to continue doing the same job…