WELCOME FALL!!!

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CSC MISSION: To Educate, Inform and Inspire YOU-

To Conserve, Preserve, & Protect ALL Creation.

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Doris Day Horse Rescue and Adoption Center

A Horse Rescue at Black Beauty

The Doris Day Horse Rescue and Adoption Center is now open at Black Beauty Ranch in Murchison, Texas. The horses there come from cases of abuse or neglect and are rehabilitated through training. They are then adopted out to loving new homes.

The facility is an innovative facility that rescues and rehabilitates abused and neglected horses, and ultimately helps place them with adopters who can provide them with safe, permanent, loving homes.

Using natural horsemanship methods and proven techniques for humane training, the center creates a customized formula for the success for each horse, with the goal of preparing the animal for a loving home. This focus on the needs of the individual animal creates better outcomes for horses who might otherwise have been abandoned, allowed to languish in a lonely paddock, or sold for slaughter.

Meet some of the horses up for ADOPTION.

Follow the Doris Day Horse Ranch on Facebook.

We invite you to read a Message from Wayne Pacelle, President and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States as he speaks about their new Doris Day Horse Rescue and Adoption facility.

And don't forget....any assistance you can offer is greatly appreciated!! Consider DONATING today. Another GREAT move by the Humane Society of the United States!!!!

A Prayer to Padre Pio 

~by Father Ron Camarda

This Friday is St. Pio's feast day. Father Ron prays to him often and can relate to some of the trials he faced in this life. He offers us a Celebration of this Holy Saint of the Church.

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Earlier this month Susi was on spiritual retreat and experienced a reflection into a deeper truth that she wants to share.

Sister Marie Rene has suffered the loss of a dear family member this week. She shares her beautiful faith in the moment.

A Worldwide Effort 

~by Frank Gromling

Frank gives us an update on the International Coastal Clean-Up Day held around the world this past Saturday. The clean up STATS are STAGGERING! This is one column that carries a

BIG message.

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Animal Forecasters 

~by Mary Galvano-Bajohr

Animals can give us warning of impending natural disasters...but, who is the world's greatest forecaster?

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St. Athanasius 

~by Joseph Kaiser

Our resident theologian, Joe Kaiser is such a delight! A more positive devout disciple of Jesus you'll never meet. So, it stands to reason that a saint who was devoted to the Divinity of Jesus Christ would catch Joe's spiritual eye. This month's column is a must read for all Catholics, as it journeys back to the earliest years of the Church and focuses on a mighty champion of the faith.

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September's Recommended Read

~by Michele Gregoire

A cat that can foretell impending death in seriously ill patients? Michele Gregoire, our resident book reviewer has an engaging look at just such a cat. Because the book is written by the medical doctor that witnessed to the cat's extraordinary capabilities of holding vigil at the bedside of patients who were dying, makes the credibility of the observation authentic, lending to the miraculous workings of something beyond this world. Animals doing extraordinary things-is always a sign of "God in the moment."

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"Come Follow Me"

It is my witness that hardship is the cement of discipleship and that only in the midst of our failing health, our wayward children, and tough economic times can we will truly understand the peace that comes from heeding His words, "Come Follow Me."

Liz Lemon Swindle

Liz Lemon Swindle began her painting career in first grade. Her first exhibitions were on the refrigerator, encouraged by her father. In the early 1980s she tutored under renowned wildlife artist, Nancy Glazier. In 1992, Liz began painting a subject matter she had long desired to approach: her faith. Her paintings are now held in corporate and private collections around the world and have been published in countless magazines and books. Liz and her husband Jon have five children and thirteen grandchildren.

OCTOBER 2nd: In honor of the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, Susi Pittman will be having a BOOK SIGNING at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Jacksonville, Florida. 9AM -1PM following all Masses. Personally signed copies of ANIMALS IN HEAVEN? CATHOLICS WANT TO KNOW! by the author and a special sale of all St. Francis items will be available at the St. Joseph Gift Shop.

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You are invited to attend the Catholic Writers Retreat in Lansing, Michigan, Oct. 5-9th 

Radiation Network

The National Radiation Map, depicting environmental radiation levels across the USA, updated in real time every minute. This is the first web site where the average citizen (or anyone in the world) can see what radiation levels are anywhere in the USA at any time.

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A Horse With No Name

A LOVE SONG to America;

America, In God We Trust 

, was dedicated to the victims of 9/11, and performed by CSC's Columnist Mary Galvano in Shankesville, PA. It was placed in the Archives of the Flight 93 National Memorial by the U.S. Department of Interior.

YOUTH: So you want to be a Meteorologist? TWO GREAT SITES!

World Meteorological Organization 

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National Environmental Education 

Moon Gardening  

Take Back the Tap at School

A recent study that tested popular brands of bottled water found 38 different harmful chemicals, including painkillers, fertilizer and arsenic, in 10 brands of bottled water.

The verdict is clear: there's no good reason for drinking bottled water in the U.S. Buy a reusable bottle and a filter and you're all set to take back the tap!

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Your Own Meterorite

Have you ever given thought to owning part of the heavens? Think about it...What a great gift for Christmas as the Bethlehem Star reminds us to look up. We have just the place for you! Meteorites by the piece or in groups with certificates of authenticity make a unique gift, not soon  

to be forgotten.

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When the Horse Seeks Us with Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling