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Taking the two great commandments to heart: love as the most ancient law

At its core, caring for creation is about loving our global neighbor, because the poor suffer the most from the degradation of the earth. — Shane Claiborne You shall love your crooked neighbour   With your crooked heart. — WH Auden You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. […]

Love and Liberty

Love is the bridge between you and everything. ~ Rumi The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is to love and be loved in return. – Natalie Cole Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. – Lao Tzu Do love. Don’t just think love, say love, have faith […]

Meditations on joy as the third theme during Advent

When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in You, a joy. — Rumi  We are fragile creatures, and it is from this weakness, not despite it, that we discover the possibility of true joy. ― Desmond Tutu, The Book of Joy Our perspective toward life is our final and ultimate freedom. — Viktor […]

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