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Love, overflowing with small gestures of mutual care, is also civic and political, and it makes itself felt in every action that seeks to build a better world. Love for society and commitment to the common good are outstanding expressions of a charity which affects not only relationships between individuals, but also “macro-relationships, social, economic and political ones.” …social love is the key to authentic development.
- Laudato Si’: Encyclical Letter of The Holy Father Francis
Lent is about
Becoming, doing, and changing,
whatever it is that is blocking
the fullness of life in us right now.
The world is in the state it’s in because there are things in me that need changing. When I begin to take responsibility for the character of the little world in which I live, the world will become a holier place to be for everyone.
Living Well, by Joan Chittister OSB
The gift of wonder expands awareness, connecting us to the wider universe and fostering empathy and compassion. When we are weary of terrors – nuclear threats, violence, dangers to the planet – wonder suggests a transcendent dimension to existence, a something more present within the material world that sustains our joy and courage.
Loving Creation: Christian Spirituality, Earth-Centered and Just, by Kathleen Fischer
