2FAB: St Nonna
October 25, 2020
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St Nonna (or Non), a woman of deep faith and commitment who also is the mother of Wales patron, St David
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Year: 2020
The Difference of Indifference
October 25, 2020
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“Indifference may be the greatest human evil; standing by while someone is being abused or bullied or starved. And Equanimity might be the greatest human tool; living a life that welcomes all of it – aware that suffering will pass. Ecstasy will pass. Everything will pass.”
All the Law and the Prophets
October 25, 2020
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“This first and greatest commandment helps me refocus on what it “all” means. It reaches into the center of my body and squeezes my heart, jumpstarting it to beat properly once again. It lifts my eyes from the daily details that assail me like hoards of hungry ducks, giving me the jolt I need to see clearly what on earth God is doing: Loving creation back to the Life intended for it.”
Albany Bishop Love to resign early 2021
October 24, 2020
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Under the Accord, Bishop Love will resign as Bishop Diocesan of the Diocese of Albany effective February 1, 2021, following a terminal sabbatical to begin on January 1, 2021. The Presiding Bishop’s Restriction on Bishop Love’s Ministry will remain in effect until February 1, 2021.
Planning Trips
October 24, 2020
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“I don’t know a single Christian who isn’t expecting to go to heaven. I know I am (or at least I hope and pray I will), but how much time do I actually spend planning the journey?”
Fragments on Fragments #6: Being Human in a Pandemic
October 23, 2020
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“One of the deepest rooted human fears, even more so than the fear of illness, is the fear of the stranger. We are all hard-wired to trust most those whom we know best, sometimes despite the evidence. The pandemic has fed on those fears. Although there is no more reason to suppose that a stranger is carrying the virus than your family and friends, we are all inclined to believe that those we know well are safe to be with, and those we don’t, not so much.”
He Changed His Mind
October 23, 2020
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“This, I believe–the fact that somewhere down the line James changed his mind–is today’s Good News.”
The First Rule
October 22, 2020
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“We talk about faith, but too often we make decisions out of fear or anxiety or cynicism.”
Pope Francis supports civil union equality
October 21, 2020
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“They’re children of God and have a right to a family,” the pope said. “Nobody should be thrown out, or be made miserable because of it.”
Fairy Tale
October 21, 2020
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“‘I don’t know why it should affect me in this way. Perhaps, it reminds me that life really is a beautiful fairy tale.'” (from The Letters of Rosa Luxemburg)
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