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“The Globalization of Indifference”
It’s a phrase coined by Pope Francis. I don’t know how it will end up as part of his legacy, but it ought to be prominent. He was pointing to opening our hearts, referring to our tendency to be desensitized to the world’s suffering and the consequences that desensitization leads to. It is a phrase…
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“Despair Is Not an Option”
Despair is not an option. The phrase in an article by David Remnick, editor of the New Yorker, made a strong impact upon me. He mentioned it in relation to Trump and then referenced it at the beginning of the war in Gaza. I find it profound. I find it inspirational. I find it gives…
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“The Tenacity of Hope”
The tenacity of hope! A magnificent phrase I learned from an editorial in The Guardian and which was inspired by the theme of the Catholic Church’s latest Jubilee year, hope. It is a phrase worth pondering. As embedded as hope may be in the human psyche, the depth of its meaning can only be reached…
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