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An international multilocation trial reveals genotype-by-environment interactions in Arabica coffee across climate gradients
Abstract Climate change makes the future of Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica L.) uncertain, a crop supporting Coffee is produced on approximately 12.5 million farms worldwide, predominantly family-run smallholdings. Identifying varieties that combine high productivity with disease resistance across diverse environments is critical for climate adaptation, yet global empirical evidence remains limited.
The Way of Beauty: A Focal Point of Recent Church Teaching
Sometimes people complain about beautiful churches, saying, “That money could have been used to feed the poor!” They have a point. When the multitude was hungry, Jesus gave them bread. When people were physically sick, he healed their bodies. He addressed immediate, material needs, and instructed his followers to do the same. But Jesus made clear, too, that besides physical needs, people also have spiritual needs. “One does not live by bread alone,” he said (Matt 4:4).
The Wolf and the Shepherd
Henry Ossawa Tanner, The Good Shepherd, 1902–3 (Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University/Wikimedia Commons) When I was young, I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow. The next thing I knew, it was morning. A friend once told me, “That’s a blessing.” Now I am older and on most nights I wake at some point. I may lie awake just briefly or for as long as an hour or two. On the whole, I don’t mind it. I figure it’s time God has given me for prayer. I’ve developed a routine.
Eucharist
Posted inDispatches The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage will conclude on July 4, the final stop on its journey up the east coast which included a stop in Paterson, N.J. Posted inVatican Dispatch It was a profoundly religious experience that he and they are likely to treasure in their hearts for many years. Posted inFaith For the Christian, the matter of hospitality would seem to be straightforward, a given. But lately, the word hospitality sums up the challenge of discipleship.
To understand Christian hospitality, look to the host
Embracing the idea of hospitality and actually putting it into practice are two different things. Human beings, though wonderful and beautiful, can also be confounding, conflictual, worrisome and dangerous. Perhaps nobody knew this better than Dorothy Day, who, once she opened her houses of hospitality, found herself at times challenged by people who suffered from any number of ills, including just being plain cranky. Even at their best, human relations are not easy.
Faith - America Magazine
Posted inFaith For the Christian, the matter of hospitality would seem to be straightforward, a given. But lately, the word hospitality sums up the challenge of discipleship. Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus Through the Very Young Catholics Project, a book series depicting the lives of Catholic children and their families throughout the universal church, Emily Koczela shares the sensation of finding welcome in Catholic churches all over the world.
The Fire Hasn't Gone Out
Twenty-four years: Could it really be that long? We moved on Pentecost in 2001. I thought I might spot the Holy Spirit descending as we flew. When we arrived on Monday, it was still Pentecost, for in the Netherlands, the day after is also a holiday. As with Christmas, as with Easter. That was the first sign things would be different. The second came on September 11. And so it’s continued. Life abroad has always raised questions about my identity, both as a Catholic and an American.
A Lesson from My Father
In September 2021, I reported Dad missing. He’d been off the radar before, but this time when I asked around, we realized it had been four months since anyone had seen any sign of him. The VA didn’t know any more than we did. So I went to the police. At that point, Dad had been homeless for three years. Mom hung on for as long as she could—she’d stayed married to him for over half a century—but eventually his mind deteriorated so much she had to flee.
Ash Wednesday
Being Christian means that no debate ever gives us an excuse to abandon the commandment to love, no matter how much we may disagree with someone.
Rome Journal
Tuesday, April 19, 2005: My flight arrives in Rome early on the second morning of the conclave. I proceed immediately to the mother house of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, my hosts for the week. Though anxious to join the crowd at St. Peter’s Square, I accept the invitation to stay for the midday meal. I am welcomed by Fr. Anthony McSweeney, an Australian who has lived in Rome for thirty years.
Willa Cather’s Answer to Exile | Timothy P. Schilling
For me, one of the most poignant scenes in literature is the opening of Shadows on the Rock (1931), Willa Cather’s novel of seventeenth-century Quebec. The last ship of the summer has disappeared, yet the “philosopher apothecary” Euclide Auclair stares after it.
‘You’ll Do Good’
Bishop George Thomas and I had been acquainted in our Seattle days and I’d found him to be an excellent priest. I asked if we might get together while I was in Montana. We had agreed to meet at a Starbucks, and I was on my way there when I came upon “God’s Love: Health Care for the Homeless”—how wonderful, I thought, that someone is doing this work. For a moment I just stood there looking at the sign. Then I went in to learn more and maybe make a donation.
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