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Pope Francis The People's Pope. Photo by Giampiero Sposito | Reuters
Celebrating the life and mourning the death of Pope Francis
‘Pope Francis was one of the most beloved leaders of our time, embraced by religious and non-religious people alike. Why? At the beginning of his Papacy during Holy Week, he washed the feet of the poor. He welcomed immigrants, he embraced children, he visited the sick, he spoke out for the afflicted. His language and his actions showed how expansive he was in his boundless affirmation of the dignity of each human being.
‘In addition to this, he had a unique love for the Earth that matched that of Francis of Assisi, after whom he took his name as Pope. His powerful poetic and scientific awareness of the Earth can be seen throughout his 2015 Encyclical letter, Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home.
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Birds, bees, butterflies, blossoms, blooms, brighter and warmer days heralding resurrection and the hope of Spring-time and Easter
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The Voice of Hope
“The Days to Come”
Now shall I store my soul with silent beauty,
Beauty of drifting clouds and mountain heights,
Beauty of sun-splashed hills and shadowed forests,
Beauty of dawn and dusk and star-swept nights.
Now shall I fill my heart with quiet music,
Song of the wind across the pine-clad hill,
Song of the rain and, fairer than all music,
Call of the thrush when twilight woods are still.
So shall the days to come be filled with beauty,
Bright with the promise caught from eastern skies;
So shall I see the stars when night is darkest,
Still hear the thrush’s song when music dies.~ Medora C. Addison “The Days to Come,”
in Dreams and A Sword (Yale University Press, 1922).
The message of Easter, and the signal sent by the arrival of spring, is that life will return, one way or another. At times of crises, this story is timeless and priceless, let’s cling to it.
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There is no doubt that these days immigration is a very sensitive, hot topic, charged with strong feelings and emotions for many in the UK- and as such, a crucial topic for the media and politicians.
This kind of hysteria is having a major detrimental effect on the debate and the true understanding of migration, the reasons for it, and most importantly on the contributions of the newcomers to the host country.
This dichotomy between how the immigrants are perceived to be and who they really are, has led to what many observers have called ‘The Alienation Effect’ which makes the immigrants feel alienated and separated from their new home, leading to the vicious cycle of despair and unworthiness, affecting generations to come.
Veritas vos liberabit (The truth will set you free)
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