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Greetings!
Our CELEBRITY GUEST COLUMN this week is an encore of John Adornato of the National Parks Conservation Association. The Holy Father continues to address in
recent articles, his desire for the faithful to connect with the glory of
creation, such a great gift to humankind. We were compelled to share once again
John's article from last year which exposes that great glory! These
National Parks all across our globe, give all of us a place to glimpse the love
of God in the beauty of the natural realm and its creatures. Read his article
and be inspired...take the time to watch the Ken Burn's Special ,an absolutely
timeless and awe inspiring look at America's great parks. Find your place in
these beautiful park settings and you will hear the voice of God speaking ever
so sweetly! Begin your journey to responsible stewardship of
Creation.
Peace,
Susi
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Breaking News from Pope Benedict XVI
DEFENSE OF CREATION, FOCUS OF POPE'S ADDRESS TO DIPLOMATS
 VATICAN CITY, 11 JAN 2010 (VIS) - This morning in the Sala Regia of
the Vatican Apostolic Palace, Pope Benedict pronounced his traditional
annual address to members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the
Holy See. He also received the greetings of the ambassadors formulated
in a speech delivered by Alejandro Emilio Valladares Lanza of Honduras
and dean of the diplomatic corps.
The Holy See currently maintains full diplomatic relations with 178
States, to which must be added the European Union and the Sovereign
Military Order of Malta. It also has relations of a special nature with
the Palestine Liberation Organization.
Furthermore, the Holy See has observer-State status at the United
Nations, as well as being a member of seven organizations and agencies
of the UN system, observer in eight others, and member or observer in
five regional organizations.
Ample extracts of the Holy Father's address are give below:
"At Christmas we contemplated the mystery of God and the mystery of
creation: by the message of the angels to the shepherds, we received
the good news of man's salvation and the renewal of the entire
universe. That is why, in my Message for the 2010 World Day of Peace, I
urged all persons of good will - those same men and women to whom the
angels rightly promised peace - to protect creation." Read more...
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Father Ron's Column
 BAPTISM OF JESUS
This week Father Ron shares his experience on Mission to Honduras.
Pulling from his journal he shares his thoughts of its peoples, its
poverty and its faith. Read more...
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Susi's CommentaryRENEW THE FACE OF THE EARTH The Holy Father has certainly been writing prolifically in recent
days about man's need to be a more responsible steward of creation and
the environment. From the approach of the global conference in
Copenhagen through his World Day of Peace message, where he stated "If
you want to cultivate peace, protect Creation," it is evident that this
subject has been increasingly on his mind. Our home, the Earth is an ever evolving planet of landscapes and
developing ecologies. From primordial times, the earth's crust has been
constantly on the move. A great discovery of the 20th century was plate
tectonics. Believe it or not, parts of Scandinavia, the northern
British Isles and North America are still rising at a rate of between
2/5 and 40 in. (1 and 100 cm) per century. * Read more...
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Steward Alert
From the United States Catholic
Conference of Bishops, comes a summary on Quotes and Exerpts from Pope
Benedict XVI's Message on January 1, 2010.
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FROM THE HOLY FATHER THIS WEEK
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| PET OF THE WEEK
 This week's PET OF THE WEEK is "Wiggins," a peppery little spirit who adores the visiting Canadian Geese at his home in Florida. Visit our PET OF THE WEEK page to read more about this one-of-a-kind duck!
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| BUD'S BARKS!
Knowledge is knowing that peanut butter is sticky. Wisdom is eating it out
of a kong one lick at a time!
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| CALLING ALL PETS!
We need adorable pet faces willing to inspire and entertain us! Email us
your pet pictures and stories so we can make your pet the star of the week! Visit our STEWARD'S CORNER to submit pictures of your furred or feathered pet family member.
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| FYI
There are 58 designated National Parks in the US...36 National
Parks and 6 National Park Reserves in Canada...14 National Parks in the United
Kingdom.
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