Blind Cat Rescue & Sanctuary 

Blind Cat Rescue & Sanctuary was started in 2005 to answer the need for a safe place for blind cats that were deemed unadoptable by regular shelters and were going to be killed just because they are blind.

Rescue isn't glamorous. It's about comforting a scared cat whose owners abandoned him at the shelter after living together for 10 years, it's about holding a young animal's head as they take their last breath when it has been determined that their previous owners abused them so badly that they can't be saved.

It is about restoring hope and dignity to creatures for whom no one else cares about. We are but humble vessels to help these magnificent creatures find their forever homes. The responsibility is big but the returns on our emotional investment are greater. You cannot place a value on the look of contentment that comes when an animal is clean, exercised, warm, fed and safe for the first time in its life.

We will accept any cat into our sanctuary that is certified by a vet as a blind cat. Cats with 20% or less sight are accepted as blind.

Blind cats are cats that just happen to not be able to see.

Blind Cat Rescue also has a wonderful new COOKBOOK for purchase:

This will make a great addition to any cooks collection of books and will also make a great gift for Cat Lovers at Christmas.

Blind Cat Rescue is a one-in-a-million non-profit so deserving of support and donations.

I Heard God's Footsteps 

~by Susi Pittman

It's a touching story of an animal abandoned, recovered by Susi, lost and by the Grace of God reunited with Susi one again. Only LOVE can be the cause of such good!

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A Summer Prayer 

~by Father Ron Camarda

What is the state of your "summer prayers?"

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A Quest for God 

~by Sister Marie Rene, S.S.J.

A quest for God...is it something to be reckoned with?

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August 14th is the feast day of one of Mary's favorite saints...one that offered his life as ransom for another human being and was starved to death in a Nazi concentration camp.

Love, a Sublime Word 

~by Louis Templeman

What would be "the most sublime word in the world?" Everyone is sure to have an opinion, but, there is a stand-alone word that is #1. Louis has it for you.

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Once again Steward Joe brings us another two-part series, lovingly researched, on one of the least known, yet most cherished and celebrated saints in the Catholic Church. If you think you know who he is, you might just want to check this out.

How often have you heard a cat owner exclaim,

That darn cat! Too many times frustration with kitty can lead a cat owner to give the cat up or worse. ENTER THE SOLUTION!

Michele has a MUST READ book for every cat lover who "darned" their cat.

The Tear of the Pine

~by Virginia Rhys Anson, OFS

This week we welcome our newest columnist, Virginia Anson, OFS, currently hailing from Concordia, Kansas. Virginia is a Secular Franciscan and has written extensively in the field of spirituality, both Catholic and Native American and also to the conservation of the natural world. Twice each month, she will bring us informative and inspirational material in the world of wildlife, ecology, nature and faith. This week she introduces herself in her inspirational piece THE TEAR OF THE PINE...a true Franciscan tribute.

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(Picture Courtesy of NatGeo)

Shark Swallows Shark WHOLE 

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BUNNY LOVE: Rescuing Rabbits 

Father Joseph Breighner

So what do cats and Christmas have in common? Perhaps more than we first think.

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NEW AFFILIATE SHOPPING for YOU!  

We continue to build a small but, well focused group of vendors, offering products in line with stewardship of the earth and its creatures. By visiting these product sites from our page, you are helping to support our mission.

is a small batch coffee roaster operated by the Carmelite Monks of Wyoming through an online gourmet coffee bean store. Many consider their website the ultimate source for gourmet coffee where it is easy to buy coffee online. The monks carefully craft each freshly roasted coffee to perfection for dark roast coffees, espresso, ground coffees, whole bean coffees, single origin coffees, fair trade coffees, flavored coffees and especially the monks' special gourmet coffee blends. Try our special auto delivered coffee subscriptions also for the best coffee online.

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A Division of Engineering Services & Products Company, FarmTek was founded in 1979 with the purpose of bringing the highest quality products at the most competitive prices with exceptional customer service directly to the agricultural, horticultural, building and retail trade communities.

CLICK HERE TO VISIT FARMTEK

Don Nedobeck

www.nedobeck.com  

"You have to do it this way - your way is wrong!" This is what teachers at the Milwaukee College told him, according to Patrick, his son and biggest fan, who works closely with Nedobeck. "Dad draws from the soul," he continues, "and that's where true art comes from." It is through his true art that he has made a living for over 30 years. In addition to his painting, Nedobeck has authored numerous books from his personal observations under "New Wrinkle Press," his publishing company. To date, there are over 800,000 Nedobeck books in print, including "No Known English Translation" and "Nedobeck's Alphabet Book". New Wrinkle Press also produces Nedobeck's note cards, calendars and prints. His signed prints have been collected by nearly 30,000 people world wide, and have universal appeal - they conjure up laughter and smiles at first glance.

When Nedobeck's not using his hands to create art or music, he has his hands in the soil - his real form of meditation. Perhaps that's where Don Nedobeck's imagination is planted, tilled, shaped and continues to grow, producing art for the child in all of us.

For Greater Glory

What price would you pay for Freedom? In the exhilarating action epic FOR GREATER GLORY an impassioned group of men and women each make the decision to risk it all for family, faith and the very future of their country, as the film's adventure unfolds against the long-hidden, true story of the 1920s Cristero War, the daring people¹s revolt that rocked 20th

Century North America.

Academy Award® nominee Andy Garcia headlines an acclaimed cast as General Gorostieta, the retired military man who at first thinks he has nothing personal at stake as he and his wife (Golden Globe winner Eva Longoria) watch Mexico fall into a violent civil war. Yet the man who hesitates in joining the cause will soon become the resistance¹s most inspiring and self-sacrificing leader, as he begins to see the cost of religious persecution on his countrymen . . . and transforms a rag-tag band of rebels into a heroic force to be reckoned with. The General faces impossible odds against a powerful and ruthless government. Yet is those he meets on the journey ¬ youthful idealists, feisty renegades and, most of all, one remarkable teenager named Jose ¬who reveals to him how courage and belief are forged even when justice seems lost.

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Australian Catholic

Since 1993, Australian Catholics has been sharing the stories of Australians, both well known and not-so-well known, and how they live out their faith in their everyday lives. The magazine is published five times a year. Subscribers include individuals, schools, parishes and other Catholic institutions across the country.

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Are you an Aspiring Catholic Writer?

This year the Catholic Writers Guild is holding annual live conference for Catholic Writers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on August 29-31 at the Arlington Convention Center Aug 29-31. You can get all the information at Nancy Ward's JOY Alive in our hearts blog site.

Moo Kitty Finds A Home  

"Adorable in every way!" This heart-filled story offers an opportunity to introduce children to the concepts of loss, abandonment, adoption and pet-responsibility in a positive and age-appropriate manner.

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Can you pass the "hiking quiz?"

Michigan 4-H Youth Development: Great Lakes and Natural Resource Camp  

If you want to have fun and amazing outdoor hands-on learning experiences, come to the week-long adventure known as 4-H Great Lakes & Natural Resources Camp.

The annual camp is an MSU pre-college program held in late July or early August on the northern shores of Lake Huron in Presque Isle, Michigan. It's an award winner, but that just tells you it's full of good stuff taught by experts. More important to teens, it's full of fun too and things that'll make you feel good to be doing your part to care for Michigan's environment.

Plant A Fall Cover Crop

As the last of our summer vegetable crops are harvested and the garden beds are cleared of plant debris, the fall weather is still warm enough to sow over-winter 'cover crops', which restore fertility and humus, and enrich the soil for planting next spring. Cover crops are tilled under in late winter or early spring. Cover crops, such as fall rye, crimson clover, buckwheat and others are easy to grow. When they are digested by soil microorganisms they restore organic matter and nutrient levels in the soil. Because they are sown thickly, they also help to outcompete weeds. Cover crops also control erosion from heavy winter rains, and help prevent the soil from compacting over winter.

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Urban Moonshine is a small family business located in beautiful Burlington, Vermont. Our mission is to rekindle the relationship between herbal medicine and the modern world. We hope to inspire people to bring herbal medicine "out of the cupboard and onto the counter" in everyday life. That is why we have spent long hours creating a product line that embodies beauty, simplicity and the best quality ingredients. We hope to inspire your relationship with  

health and the world around you.

Jovial King is the founder and formulator of Urban Moonshine. She has studied herbal medicine for many years with an array of terrific teachers including completing apprenticeships with Brigitte Mars, Guido Mase, Rosemary Gladstar, and Hart Brent. King also attends conferences and classes with many other teachers and is deeply inspired by Christopher Hobbs, Stephen Buhner, David Winston and Kathleen Mahr among many others.

We are deeply committed to being a socially and environmentally conscious company and make every effort to support local farmers, cut back on our waste and look for green alternatives in our everyday use of resources and packaging. We are a proud member of United Plant Savers!

SETI-Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence-INSTITUTE

www.seti.org  

The mission of the SETI Institute is to explore, understand and explain the origin, nature and prevalence of life in the universe.

We believe we are conducting the most profound search in human history - to know our beginnings and our place among the stars.

The SETI Institute is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to scientific research, education and public outreach.

The Institute comprises three centers, the Center for SETI Research, the Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe and the Center for Education and Public Outreach.

Founded in November 1984, the SETI Institute began operations on February 1, 1985. Today it employs over 150 scientists, educators and support staff. Research at the Institute is anchored by three centers. Dr. Gerry Harp is Director of the Center for SETI Research (Dr. Jill Tarter continues as Bernard M. Oliver Chair for SETI.) Dr. David Morrison is the Director for the Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe. Edna DeVore leads our Center for Education and Public Outreach.

I AM MARU

Entertainment Weekly mentioned Maru alongside Keyboard Cat and Nora in its "Notable Kitty Videos" article. The New York Times mentioned Maru in an article about cats and dogs in the media and included pictures of the cat. Maru's videos have been featured on the Fresh Step's commercial on the Fresh Step YouTube Channel. Maru has also been featured on advertisements within Japan, for various products. As of December 2011, Maru's channel is the 7th most subscribed in Japan.

After the March 2011 earthquakes in Japan, mugumogu reported from Maru's blog that Maru was safe and unharmed, though a carrying case was prepared in the event of an evacuation.

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