Effie Caldarola
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Sep 9, 2026
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- Jul 22, 2026
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The praying mantis (opens the original)
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The swiftness of life, both for me and for the fleeting little green bug, is part of the Creator's mysterious plan. In the picture her mom sent, my five-year-old granddaughter is staring wide-eyed at the praying mantis she has just discovered on the back of her chair at breakfast. Alice loves bugs. She has a box full of dead bees and cicadas she has found in her yard. In my humble opinion, a live cicada is ugly enough and death does not enhance its appearance. But perhaps Alice is a budding ento
Will millions die due to USAID cuts? (opens the original)
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. . . The results of its destruction are staggering. Scientists around the world are predicting millions of deaths will result from USAID's hasty and ill-conceived elimination. How does the world view the U.S. right now? How do we deserve to be viewed? Are we working to create "the beloved community" which Dr. Martin Luther King envisioned, which is another way of saying "the kingdom of God?" Not long ago, I heard an interview on the New Yorker Radio Hour with Atul Gawande, a writer, surgeon and
How thoughts affect us (opens the original)
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Even if I don't vocalize my negative thoughts, God hears me. How about the crude remarks that sometimes darken my thoughts as I watch the evening news? Is that helping to create a just world, or a just self? It's been many years since I drove my kids daily to their Catholic school in Anchorage, Alaska. Every mom -- and everyone who was ever a kid -- remembers the occasional chaos of school mornings, grabbing breakfast, homework, lunch bags, negotiating who gets the bathroom next. Meanwhile, my s
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