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Union Mundial de Educadores CatòlicosUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1574125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985573146383716922.post-75381704601227923472024-03-28T03:07:00.000-07:002024-03-28T03:07:49.188-07:00PAQUES POUR VIVRE DANS LE SOUFFLE DE L'ESPRIT SAINTE<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY70WwkN9dQHTPFy03f6s5px0ZgyZ0wbSl_XwU_JndfLHf8Xnt0fy1TYVwHbCm_HoUhjlevtd1yY-83b6Ffbu_8x0_AdPXu0ZBPzcOaCZUL40bBtez2dPJ950LM-ybrelG4G7nUXZhxsXU5sAhMCpfrKVFKxnpVqmEGSGTTfVQMQZGZwixKA0BCCOuHhSO/s480/PASQUA%20SPIRITO%20%20SANTO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="480" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY70WwkN9dQHTPFy03f6s5px0ZgyZ0wbSl_XwU_JndfLHf8Xnt0fy1TYVwHbCm_HoUhjlevtd1yY-83b6Ffbu_8x0_AdPXu0ZBPzcOaCZUL40bBtez2dPJ950LM-ybrelG4G7nUXZhxsXU5sAhMCpfrKVFKxnpVqmEGSGTTfVQMQZGZwixKA0BCCOuHhSO/s320/PASQUA%20SPIRITO%20%20SANTO.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;"><br /><span style="color: red;">Se
préparer en Église </span></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="color: red;">à l’effusion de l’Esprit Saint</span><span style="color: #2f5496;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="FR" style="color: #2f5496; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;"><br /></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="FR" style="color: #2f5496; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;"><br /></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><o:p><i> + Vincent Dollmann</i></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">Si le Carême est caractérisé par la pénitence et la
conversion pour renouveler notre attachement au Christ, le temps de Pâques veut
nous ouvrir à la joie de vivre de sa vie de ressuscité. Pâques est alors un
temps d’approfondissement de l’action de l’Esprit-Saint en nous. Cet Esprit est
celui que Jésus lui-même a reçu au moment de son baptême pour accomplir sa
mission jusqu’au bout. Cet Esprit, fruit de la mort et de la résurrection de
Jésus et porteur de la vie de Dieu, a été remis aux apôtres pour qu’ils le
transmettent à l’humanité entière.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">L’Esprit-Saint est comme le souffle de la charité</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">Le récit des Actes parle de l’Esprit comme d’un vent
violent. Ce vent n’est pas simplement un souffle qui secoue la maison, mais qui
transforme les disciples de l’intérieur. Il remplit toute la maison précise le
récit des Actes, et établit ainsi les disciples dans une unité nouvelle,
marquée par les liens de charité. Ainsi, davantage qu’un simple soutien
extérieur, l’Esprit demeure dans l’Église et dans le cœur de tout baptisé comme
dans un temple. Les théologiens des premiers siècles parlaient de l’Esprit comme
de l’âme de l’Église. C’est lui qui permet à l’Église d’être le signe et le
moyen du lien entre Dieu et les hommes, un lien vivant de communion.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">L’Esprit Saint est comme un feu brûlant de charité</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">À la Pentecôte, le livre des Actes mentionne encore un
deuxième signe, celui des langues de feu. Le souffle de Dieu qui transforme le
cœur des disciples est brûlant comme l’amour de Jésus lui-même, amour qui a
sauvé le monde. Jésus avait annoncé sa mort et sa résurrection, comme un feu
jeté sur la terre (Cf. Lc 12,49). Les disciples allaient être brûlés de cet
amour pour proclamer avec ardeur la résurrection de Jésus. Par l’accueil de
l’Esprit-Saint à leur suite, nous ne nous sentirons plus orphelins, mais serons
remplis de force. L’Esprit nous guidera et nous assistera en tout lieu et en
tout temps. Ou plutôt, c’est Jésus lui-même qui continuera d’œuvrer par
l’Esprit-Saint, comme il l’avait promis : « Et moi, je suis avec vous tous les
jours jusqu'à la fin du monde » (Mt 28,20).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">Le Veni Creator, prière pour le temps de Pâques</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">Cette prière d’invocation à l’Esprit-Saint, attestée dès
le IXe siècle, est prévue aux vêpres de la Pentecôte, ainsi qu’aux célébrations
de la confirmation et de l’ordination. Elle nous dispose à accueillir
l’Esprit-Saint comme Personne divine et à vivre selon ses dons.</span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><i><span lang="FR" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><b>Viens, Esprit Créateur,<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><i><span lang="FR" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><b>visite l’âme de tes fidèles,<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><i><span lang="FR" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><b>emplis de la grâce d’En-Haut,<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><i><span lang="FR" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><b>les cœurs que tu as créés.<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><i><span lang="FR" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><b>Toi qu’on nomme le Conseiller,<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><i><span lang="FR" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><b>toi, le don du Dieu très-haut,<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><i><span lang="FR" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><b>source vive, feu, charité,<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><i><span lang="FR" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><b>invisible consécration.<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><i><span lang="FR" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><b>Tu es l’Esprit aux sept dons,<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><i><span lang="FR" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><b>le doigt de la droite du Père,<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><i><span lang="FR" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><b>l’Esprit de vérité promis,<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><i><span lang="FR" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><b>toi qui inspires nos paroles.<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><i><span lang="FR" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><b>Enflamme-nous de ta lumière,<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><i><span lang="FR" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><b>emplis nos cœurs de ton amour,<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><i><span lang="FR" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><b>affermis toujours de ta force<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><i><span lang="FR" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><b>la faiblesse de notre corps.<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><i><span lang="FR" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><b>Repousse l’ennemi au loin, donne-nous ta
paix sans retard,<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><i><span lang="FR" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><b>sous ta conduite et ton conseil,<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><i><span lang="FR" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><b>nous éviterons toute erreur.<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><i><span lang="FR" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><b>Fais-nous connaître Dieu le Père,<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><i><span lang="FR" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><b>révèle-nous le Fils,<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><i><span lang="FR" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><b>et toi, leur commun Esprit,<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><i><span lang="FR" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><b>fais-nous toujours croire en toi. Amen</b><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><i><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><i><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">+Vincent Dollmann, Archevêque de Cambrai, Assistent Ecclésiastique
UMEC-WUCT<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span lang="FR" style="mso-ansi-language: FR;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Pope Francis addresses young people with a newly published message: “Christ is alive and he wants you to be alive!"</a>.<br /> </div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">The Pontiff's words are an invitation to all people to live with Christ in the days leading up to the Easter Resurrection: “Christ is alive and he loves you with an infinite love. His love for you is unaffected by your failings or your mistakes. He gave his life for you, so in his love for you he does not wait for you to be perfect. Look at his arms outstretched on the cross, and ‘let yourself be saved over and over again’.” <span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">(<em>Message of His Holiness Pope Francis to Young People for the Fifth Anniversary of the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation “Christus Vivit”, 25 March, 2024</em>) </span><br /> </div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong>With these words, the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life wishes you all a Blessed Easter of Resurrection!</strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="x_mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; 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line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">From the 25th of February to the 25th of April, a 12-week social campaign to rediscover the relevance of the Pope's letter to young people and keep alive the experience of World Youth Days</span></h5><p style="line-height: 22.5px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">On the 5th anniversary of <em>Christus Vivit</em>, the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life is accompanying the group of young communicators participating in the Dicastery for Communication's project "<em>Faith Communication in the Digital World</em>", in their design and production of a social campaign for the official <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="12" href="https://laityfamilylife.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=090621df2eb220b1dcfad026f&id=3e2f68e19e&e=191be5ac6f" style="border: 0px; 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All videos are also on playlist on the <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="14" href="https://laityfamilylife.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=090621df2eb220b1dcfad026f&id=45dd1164dc&e=191be5ac6f" style="border: 0px; color: #de5b49; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dicastery's Youtube Channel</a></span></p><p style="line-height: 22.5px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; 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During the Press Conference of presentation, Prof. Gambino, Under-Secretary, offered a reflection on <strong>10 women saints who, in their different states of life, have sown the Word of God in the world</strong>.<br /><a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="16" href="https://laityfamilylife.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=090621df2eb220b1dcfad026f&id=f9618aca68&e=191be5ac6f" style="border: 0px; color: #de5b49; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">READ ALL</a></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="x_mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; font: inherit; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody class="x_mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr><td class="x_mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; 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line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"> <i>Situation in Gaza </i></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><i>is intolerable</i></span></span></b></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Speaking to an Italian television station, the Latin
Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, says that “everyone
must do everything possible to put an end to this situation."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">By Vatican News</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b><span style="color: red;">"It is objectively intolerable."</span></b><br />
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That’s how Cardinal Gianbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem,
described the situation in Gaza in a recent interview with the Italian
television station TV2000.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">“We have always had many problems of all kinds,” he
continued, “and even the economic-financial situation has always been very
fragile, but there has never been hunger before."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">"Everyone—religious, political, and social
communities," said Patriarch Pizzaballa, "must do everything possible
to put an end this situation."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">"The weakness of the United States,"
emphasised the Patriarch, "creates a great dilemma, because, until now,
there has always been someone to put things in order. Now there is no longer
anyone to play this role, and we have to do it ourselves. I don't know if, how,
or when this will be possible."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Easter in times of war</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Speaking days before the beginning of Holy Week,
Patriarch Pizzaballa offered his reassurances that permits will be granted to
Christians living in Palestinian territories to allow them to visit Jerusalem
for liturgies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">"We’ll get the permits," he said. "We
insisted, saying that as they had given permits to Muslims for Ramadan, they
should also give them to Christians for Easter. Even if the numbers are
smaller, we will have several thousand permits both for Palm Sunday and for
Easter."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">"It will be a difficult Easter," Cardinal
Pizzaballa concluded. "I think of the loneliness of Jesus in Gethsemane,
which is now shared by all of us."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p> Vatican News</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985573146383716922.post-31201036983200618222024-03-14T11:18:00.000-07:002024-03-14T11:21:02.618-07:00 VIRTUE GROWS AND CAN BE CULTIVATED<p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglilTfSpzOdVvAlhi-ACEUlzytb3M_-9z_AF9cuiABsjbttLYZ5pz9iX6lFzf1G-XqIgMJZGG9Foq-ankt3ASk0aZk4awtoAg1ln2ko-TMs3bXuzQO3bpHssvyHyxl2WgyI9qlpgZH5auBkeIE4izLKNaqN_Y2IcB1iMgc6MJH3h4lRwSNny5AzSLCqoHK" style="clear: left; 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font-family: DroidSansRegular; font-size: 12px; text-align: right; text-decoration-line: none;">PL</a><span style="color: #663300; font-family: DroidSansRegular; font-size: 12px; text-align: right;"> - </span><a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/pt/audiences/2024/documents/20240313-udienza-generale.html" style="color: #663300; font-family: DroidSansRegular; font-size: 12px; text-align: right; text-decoration-line: none;">PT</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #663300; font-family: DroidSansRegular; font-size: 12px; text-align: right;"> ] -</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #663300; font-family: DroidSansRegular; font-size: 12px; text-align: right;"><b style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><br />POPE FRANCIS</b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The Roman philosophers called it</span><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"> </span><i style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;">virtus</i><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">, the Greeks</span><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"> </span><i style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;">aretè.</i><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"> </span><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The Latin term highlights above all that the virtuous person is strong, courageous, capable of discipline and ascesis: therefore, the exercise of the virtues is the fruit of long germination, requiring effort and even suffering. The Greek word,</span><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"> </span><i style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;">aretè</i><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">, instead indicates something that excels, something that emerges, that elicits admiration. The virtuous person therefore does not become warped by distortion, but remains faithful to his own vocation, fully realizing himself.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We would be off-course if we thought that the saints were the exceptions of humanity: a sort of restricted circle of champions who live beyond the limits of our species. The saints, from this perspective we have just introduced regarding the virtues, are instead those who become themselves fully, who fulfil the vocation proper to every man or woman. What a happy world it would be if justice, respect, mutual benevolence, broadmindedness, and hope were the shared normality, and not instead a rare anomaly! This is why the chapter on virtuous action, in these dramatic times of ours in which we often have to come to terms with the worst of humanity, should be rediscovered and practised by all. In a distorted world, we must remember the form in which we were shaped, the image of God that is forever imprinted upon us.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But how can we <i>define</i> the concept of virtue? The Catechism of the Catholic Church offers us a precise and concise definition: “A virtue is an habitual and firm disposition to do the good” (no. 1803). Therefore, it is not an improvised or somewhat random good that falls from heaven sporadically. History shows us that even criminals, in moments of lucidity, have performed good deeds; certainly, these deeds are inscribed in the “book of God”, but virtue is something else. It is a goodness that stems from a slow maturation of the person, to the point of becoming an inner characteristic. Virtue is a <i>habitus </i>of freedom. If we are free in every act, and every time we are required to choose between good and evil, virtue is what enables us to have a tendency towards the right choice.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If virtue is such a beautiful gift, a question immediately arises: <i>how is it possible to obtain it? </i>The answer to this question is not simple, it is complex.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For the Christian, the first aid is God’s <i>grace</i>. Indeed, the Holy Spirit acts in us who have been baptized, working in our soul to lead it to a virtuous life. How many Christians have reached holiness through tears, finding they could not overcome some of their weaknesses! But they experienced that God completed that work of good that for them was only a sketch. Grace always precedes our moral commitment.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Moreover, we must never forget the very rich lesson from the wisdom of the ancients, which tells us that <i>virtue grows and can be cultivated</i>. And for this to happen, the first gift to ask of the Spirit is precisely <i>wisdom</i>. The human being is not a free territory for the conquest of pleasures, emotions, instincts, passions, without being able to do anything against these forces, at times chaotic, that dwell within. A priceless gift we possess is open-mindedness, it is the wisdom that can learn from mistakes in order to direct life well. Then, it takes good will: the capacity to choose the good, to form ourselves with ascetic exercise, shunning excesses.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dear brothers and sisters, this is how we begin our journey through the virtues, in this serene universe that is challenging, but decisive for our happiness.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985573146383716922.post-1630916528508000792024-03-12T02:50:00.000-07:002024-03-12T02:50:07.027-07:00 ESCUELA y BELLEZA<p><b style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="es"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8icZswSzvuM2dYTkfNwyQWjvxhpbsUh5iH3HAuigrF2Cake15pi7U7mmlPdnKdNwx8NFBAmnFqo_OznpO54E5td9AUm0xp1tTY0tlJ7KaXFVs8qDa9FvOj5bxKOIsWxm3bYkb_aD5szhbM0pIz97Jg-pIpCenOhvwCw4juBTlMahSC2Luk6oU0Q37flvm/s960/pesco%20fiori.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8icZswSzvuM2dYTkfNwyQWjvxhpbsUh5iH3HAuigrF2Cake15pi7U7mmlPdnKdNwx8NFBAmnFqo_OznpO54E5td9AUm0xp1tTY0tlJ7KaXFVs8qDa9FvOj5bxKOIsWxm3bYkb_aD5szhbM0pIz97Jg-pIpCenOhvwCw4juBTlMahSC2Luk6oU0Q37flvm/s320/pesco%20fiori.JPG" width="240" /></a></b></div><b style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="es"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">"¿Qué tiene que ver la belleza con eso?</span></span></b></div></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b><span lang="es">con la escuela?</span></b><span lang="es"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span lang="es"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"> <b>El
propósito de la vida no es la supervivencia sino la belleza.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span lang="es"><span style="font-size: large;">Está claro que las cosas luchan por sobrevivir, lo sorprendente es que
la lucha apunta a la belleza.</span></span></b><span lang="es" style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="es"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">-</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="es"><span style="font-size: medium;">-
por <a href="https://www.alzogliocchiversoilcielo.com/search/label/alessandro%20d%E2%80%99avenia" target="_blank"><b>Alessandro D'Avenia</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="es"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="es"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hace
unos días, en una pequeña plaza de Milán, me quedó claro de nuevo: las primeras
flores ya brillaban en las ramas de unas magnolias, bajo una luz tranquila de
invierno. No fue una anomalía. Muchos se detuvieron a admirar, embargados por
ese deseo que despierta la belleza porque, siendo la belleza una vida completa,
nos recuerda que estamos hechos para esto: para realizarnos en el tiempo y en
el mundo que nos es dado. La belleza pregunta: ¿dónde estás con los regalos de
la vida? Y si la belleza es el objetivo de la vida, también debería serlo el
objetivo de la educación, que es ayudar a que la vida crezca.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="es"><span style="font-size: medium;">¿Ocurre
en el lugar designado, después de la familia, para ello: la escuela? Allí debes
descubrir tu propia singularidad y luego hacerla realidad buscando en el mundo
y en el tiempo lo que sirve al propósito. Sin embargo, el «Perfil XXI de los
graduados» presentado el 29 de febrero por <i>AlmaDiploma </i>, ya analizado en
estas páginas, señala que uno de cada dos jóvenes dice tener la dirección de
escuela y universidad equivocada. Resultado inevitable de una orientación que
está casi ausente en las escuelas secundarias inferiores y superiores. Sales de
la escuela media y secundaria poseyendo habilidades, pero no tú mismo. Y sin
esto no puedes ser feliz. ¿Por qué?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="es"><span style="font-size: medium;">En
un mundo donde el criterio de la felicidad es la eficiencia, lo que importa es
adquirir habilidades laborales "prescindibles" lo antes posible.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="es"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ser
"gastable" significa ser "comprable", es decir,
convertirnos nosotros mismos en un "recurso" para ser
"agotados": esto significa recurso, y lamentablemente hemos decidido
que las personas son recursos humanos.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="es"><span style="font-size: medium;">Más
bien, la felicidad depende de la profundidad de las relaciones que tenemos con
el mundo y con los demás: nuestros recuerdos felices, de hecho, se refieren a
lo que hemos creado con nuestras actitudes y las relaciones significativas que
hemos formado. Si no sé quién soy y con quién estoy, las habilidades son sólo
ropa en un maniquí.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="es"><span style="font-size: medium;">La
orientación debe servir para descubrir los propios talentos y luego hacerlos
florecer en beneficio de los demás a lo largo del tiempo, gracias a los
terrenos y a los jardineros elegidos porque son adecuados a esas
características, como las magnolias que atraen a los transeúntes a detenerse y
a los niños a jugar. Al no conocerse a sí mismos (es decir, al no ser
reconocidos por quienes los educan), los niños se basan en impresiones fugaces,
elecciones mayoritarias, expectativas familiares. No se puede no elegir, pero
si no se tiene la energía y el coraje de una vocación, se elige lo que parece
más cierto, más cómodo, más seguro, renunciando así a la propia belleza
específica. Es por eso que muchos niños se encuentran en vidas que no son las
suyas, con el sentimiento de culpa y ansiedad típicos de una cultura de
perfección y desempeño. A diferencia de esas magnolias que hacen lo que están
llamadas a hacer en el tiempo que necesitan, en medio del tráfico, corremos el
riesgo de ser tragados por ese tráfico: un mundo que nos dice cómo ser y qué
hacer antes de permitirnos descubrir. quiénes somos y para quién. ¿Puede una
magnolia ser feliz cuando se le pide que produzca peras o que florezca en todas
las estaciones? Entrará en contradicción consigo mismo , será explotado
(privado de sus frutos) y se marchitará.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="es">Con
el objetivo de dar orientación en el centro escolar, este año se introdujo la
figura del profesor tutor. Es un primer paso, pero una formación online de 20
horas no puede ser suficiente para el paciente trabajo educativo necesario para
descubrir la singularidad de un niño. No te conviertes en jardinero en 20 horas
y el hombre es más complejo que una magnolia. Hace unos días leí la entrevista
al futbolista <i>Rafa Leão </i>, por el que tengo una simpatía futbolística muy
parcial, que hablaba de su infancia en Lisboa: «el balón siempre está en mis
pies en un barrio muy popular, la mayor parte sus habitantes son inmigrantes,
muchos de ellos procedentes de África. No es un lugar fácil. Lo bueno era que
allí había fútbol, jugaba con él desde la mañana hasta la noche. </span><span lang="es">Tardes enteras en el
aparcamiento del supermercado. A menudo se trataba de papeles arrugados o una
lata o botella utilizada como pelota, mientras que el objetivo era un coche. Mi
forma de jugar sigue siendo la misma, el fútbol callejero, hecho de fintas,
tiros y astucia". Ese niño, como todo niño, tenía una vocación que le
habría hecho feliz: «Dios me hizo un regalo y le estoy agradecido. Mi trabajo
es jugar al fútbol, cumplí mi sueño de infancia. ¿Cómo no iba a sonreír?".
Y ese niño sigue buscando la belleza y la alegría: «Me encantan las metas
bonitas. El fútbol hoy es sólo estadísticas, cifras. Y no me gusta. El fútbol
es magia, alegría. Me enoja que la gente sólo piense en números. No soy así.
Porque la gente tiene que divertirse. Entonces yo también tengo que divertirme.
Estoy a favor de la belleza." Pero sin lo que su familia y sus primeros
maestros hicieron por él, ese talento se habría desperdiciado.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="es"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="font-size: large;">Los
niveles de vida hablan diferentes dialectos pero el lenguaje es el mismo: el
talento del futbolista y el de las magnolias son regalos que se dan a los
individuos en beneficio del mundo. Descubrí que las magnolias de esa plaza se
llaman </span><i style="font-size: large;">soulangeane , </i><span style="font-size: large;">una especie cuyas flores blancas, rosadas y moradas
florecen mientras las ramas de los demás árboles aún están desnudas. Su nombre
proviene de un oficial del ejército napoleónico, </span><i style="font-size: large;">Étienne Soulange -Bodin </i><span style="font-size: large;">(1774-1846),
quien creó el híbrido a partir de dos variedades chinas en la campaña a la que
dedicó la segunda parte de su vida, convirtiéndose en un famoso botánico. Un
hombre que había perdido el tiempo en campañas militares pudo volver a las
campañas reales, a su vocación y a la de todo hombre: crear belleza. Hoy
pensamos en una persona en formación como una máquina en la que instalar un
software cada vez más actualizado y más rápido; en cambio, nos parecemos más a
las plantas que, con su energía intrínseca y específica, crean, sin prisa ni
demora, la belleza a la que están llamadas. Y no lo hacen en competición
(competencia y competencia tienen la misma raíz y por tanto tendrán los mismos
frutos: todos luchan por emerger pero sabemos que los que ya están aventajados
lo lograrán), sino en colaboración (trabajando juntos: cada uno emerge por su
unicidad que lo hace necesario a los demás, de los cuales él a su vez
necesita).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV3AX5U2WdNU7Llz2bc4s1vsGInjn88NDgIcnIPDiAo59h8hqhrJoZ9YA3S2tVb6qYUVf2QVyhMgS3c8nRW_E8gAr_FxWFb-ogCu1CHgZTLgdzvJKVVIPj-tmCZdSdjH5NdqujNIXj8ti8Sg2Mraty-WzfaUcKG49t39DhwcyIFaNAzH1STUSjQZoTUO8z/s2048/scuola%20amicizia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="2048" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV3AX5U2WdNU7Llz2bc4s1vsGInjn88NDgIcnIPDiAo59h8hqhrJoZ9YA3S2tVb6qYUVf2QVyhMgS3c8nRW_E8gAr_FxWFb-ogCu1CHgZTLgdzvJKVVIPj-tmCZdSdjH5NdqujNIXj8ti8Sg2Mraty-WzfaUcKG49t39DhwcyIFaNAzH1STUSjQZoTUO8z/s320/scuola%20amicizia.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span lang="es"><span style="font-size: medium;">La
cooperación es para mí uno de los capítulos más interesantes de la botánica
reciente,<br /> desarrollado en los últimos años por los estudios de Suzanne Simard
que ha reescrito el paradigma competitivo en la evolución de las plantas
(recomiendo el TedTalk «Cómo los árboles hablan entre sí otro » de 2016 y su
libro <i>El árbol madre </i>): cuando el árbol de un grupo se ve amenazado o
enferma, los demás ejemplares, incluso de especies diferentes, intercambian no
sólo información aérea a través de hormonas difusibles sino sobre todo
nutrientes a través de la inmensa red de sus raíces. Los árboles no son ante
todo actores individuales que compiten por los recursos, sino un sistema
colaborativo, en el que algunos árboles, por su edad, desempeñan un papel
central en el nacimiento y la vida de los más jóvenes: este sistema es definido
por Simard como « <i>inteligencia del bosque </i>". Hasta que la escuela
tenga esta inteligencia, sólo utilizará el lenguaje de la utilidad y la
eficiencia (rendimiento, créditos, deudas, habilidades...) y no el de la vida
(crecimiento, maduración, cooperación, vocación...) sus "brotes"
serán a menudo se marchitan antes de la "madurez" en lugar de
volverse hermosas como las magnolias que, incluso sobre el asfalto transitado y
contaminado, nos empujan a detenernos, respirar y preguntarnos por qué y para
quién estamos aquí.</span><o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="es"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="es"><a href="https://www.alzogliocchiversoilcielo.com/2024/03/alessandro-davenia-che-cosa-centra-la.html"></a><a href="https://www.alzogliocchiversoilcielo.com/2024/03/alessandro-davenia-che-cosa-centra-la.html">Él
pone los ojos en blanco hacia el cielo.</a><a href="https://www.alzogliocchiversoilcielo.com/2024/03/alessandro-davenia-che-cosa-centra-la.html"></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="es"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985573146383716922.post-56735688827018139692024-03-12T02:39:00.000-07:002024-03-12T02:39:44.319-07:00SCHOOL and BEAUTY<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvU2QrE85VzFd0fujbr8LXDzGRjUHrtkqcBnZda_gti3WiXRhcLHm5qEa5iqzDO59xGkVOqdDNZhoZ9xwuZZAd09yuWHiLHdJx3TXfcOaf9Wqql_aCttA4G9CijjJ9IbeUvd0MAxJRUCcVf42PNC43GGZ0UNsP8nVjEAwRNuuAMHwCXzXIT3tZbAMlcR8/s960/pesco%20fiori.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvU2QrE85VzFd0fujbr8LXDzGRjUHrtkqcBnZda_gti3WiXRhcLHm5qEa5iqzDO59xGkVOqdDNZhoZ9xwuZZAd09yuWHiLHdJx3TXfcOaf9Wqql_aCttA4G9CijjJ9IbeUvd0MAxJRUCcVf42PNC43GGZ0UNsP8nVjEAwRNuuAMHwCXzXIT3tZbAMlcR8/s320/pesco%20fiori.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">"What does beauty have to do with it</span></span></b></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN">with the school?</span></b><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"> <b>The
purpose of life is not survival but beauty.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">It is clear that things struggle to survive, what is surprising is that
the struggle aims at beauty.</span></span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: medium;">-<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: medium;">-
by <a href="https://www.alzogliocchiversoilcielo.com/search/label/alessandro%20d%E2%80%99avenia" target="_blank"><b>Alessandro D'Avenia</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: medium;">A
few days ago it became clear to me once again in a small square in Milan: the
first blooms were already shining on the branches of some magnolias, in a still
winter light. It wasn't an anomaly. Many stopped to admire, seized by that
desire that beauty awakens because, beauty being a complete life, it reminds us
that we are made for this: to fulfill ourselves in the time and in the world
given to us. Beauty asks: where are you with the gifts of life? And if beauty
is the aim of life, it should also be the aim of education which is to help
life grow.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: medium;">Does
it happen in the place designated, after the family, for this: the school?
There you should discover your own uniqueness and then bring it to fruition by
searching in the world and in time for what serves the purpose. Yet, the «XXI
Profile of graduates» presented on 29 February by <i>AlmaDiploma </i>, already
analyzed on these pages, reports that one in two young people say they have the
wrong school and university address. Inevitable outcome of an orientation that
is almost absent in lower and upper secondary schools. You leave middle school
and high school possessing skills, but not yourself. And without this you
cannot be happy. Why?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: medium;">In
a world where the criterion of happiness is efficiency, what matters is to
acquire "spendable" skills at work as soon as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: medium;">Being
"spendable" means being "purchasable", that is, becoming a
"resource" ourselves to be "exhausted": this means
resource, and unfortunately we have decided that people are human resources.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: medium;">Instead,
happiness depends on the depth of relationships we have with the world and with
others: our happy memories in fact concern what we have created with our
attitudes and the significant relationships we have formed. If I don't know who
I am and who I'm with, skills are just clothes on a mannequin.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: medium;">Orientation
should serve to discover one's talents and then make them flourish for the
benefit of others over time, thanks to land and gardeners chosen because they
are suitable for those characteristics, such as the magnolias that attract
passers-by to stop and children to play. Not knowing themselves (i.e. not being
recognized by those who educate them), children rely on fleeting impressions,
majority choices, family expectations. One cannot not choose but if one does
not have the energy and courage of a vocation, one chooses what seems most
certain, comfortable, safe, thus giving up one's own specific beauty. This is
why many kids find themselves in lives that are not theirs, with the sense of
guilt and anxiety typical of a culture of perfection and performance. Unlike
those magnolias who do what they are called to do in the time they need, right
in the middle of traffic, we risk being swallowed up by that traffic: a world
that tells us how to be and what to do before allowing us to discover who we
are and for whom. Can a magnolia be happy when asked to bear pears or to flower
in all seasons? It will come into contradiction with itself , it will be
exploited (deprived of its fruits) and it will wither.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN">With
the aim of providing orientation in the school, the figure of the tutor teacher
was introduced this year. It is a first step, but a 20-hour online training
cannot be enough for the patient educational work necessary to discover the
uniqueness of a child. You don't become a gardener in 20 hours and man is more
complex than a magnolia. A few days ago I read the interview with the
footballer <i>Rafa Leão </i>, for whom I have a very partial footballing
sympathy, who spoke about his childhood in Lisbon: «the ball is always at my
feet in a very working-class neighbourhood, most of its inhabitants are
immigrants, many from Africa. Not an easy place. The good thing was that there
was football there, I played with it from morning to night. </span><span lang="EN">Entire afternoons in
the supermarket car park. Often it was crumpled up papers or a can or bottle
used as a ball, while a car was the goal. My way of playing is still the same,
street football, made up of feints, shots and cunning." That child, like
every child, had a vocation that would have made him happy: «God gave me a gift
and I am grateful to him. My job is to play football, I fulfilled my childhood
dream. How could I not smile?". And that child continues to look for
beauty and joy: «I love beautiful goals. Football today is just statistics,
figures. And I don't like it. Football is magic, joy. It makes me angry that
people only think about numbers. I'm not like that. Because people have to have
fun. So I have to have fun too. I'm for beauty." But without what his
family and first teachers did for him, that talent would have gone to waste.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="font-size: large;">The
levels of life speak different dialects but the language is the same: the
talent of the footballer and that of the magnolias are gifts given to
individuals for the benefit of the world. I discovered that the magnolias in
that square are called </span><i style="font-size: large;">soulangeane , </i><span style="font-size: large;">a species whose white, pink and
purple flowers bloom while the branches of the other trees are still bare.
Their name comes from an officer of the Napoleonic army, </span><i style="font-size: large;">Étienne Soulange
-Bodin </i><span style="font-size: large;">(1774–1846), who created the hybrid from two Chinese varieties in
the campaign to which he dedicated the second part of his life, becoming a
famous botanist. A man who had wasted time in military campaigns was then able
to return to the actual campaigns, his vocation, and that of every man: to
create beauty. Today we think of a person in training as a machine on which to
install increasingly updated and faster software; instead, we are more similar
to plants which, with their intrinsic and specific energy, create, without
haste or delay, the beauty to which they are called. And they do not do it in
competition (competence and competition have the same root and will therefore
have the same fruits: everyone fights to emerge but we know that those who are
already advantaged will succeed), but in collaboration (working together: each
one emerges for his uniqueness which makes him makes it necessary to others,
which it in turn needs).</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSP2IAXFcJgKZ1jqGUdInSOpKndRIfYUImO8OaKkI4f4V9jiom5CcDufxDfgYFoXjZQW38qxIkJFoxofu5Wh-B1R3RYqQ4HfVMaTLOAg6voEvMF8G9Zt1C0x9hFNpRTqn3KQ1nDnPHWeWFBpb5uVQRflmbiVDvx13fDIEERZ30k2y0Gl0YaueIBStrOTOZ/s2048/scuola%20amicizia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="2048" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSP2IAXFcJgKZ1jqGUdInSOpKndRIfYUImO8OaKkI4f4V9jiom5CcDufxDfgYFoXjZQW38qxIkJFoxofu5Wh-B1R3RYqQ4HfVMaTLOAg6voEvMF8G9Zt1C0x9hFNpRTqn3KQ1nDnPHWeWFBpb5uVQRflmbiVDvx13fDIEERZ30k2y0Gl0YaueIBStrOTOZ/s320/scuola%20amicizia.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cooperation
is for me one of the most interesting chapters of recent botany, developed in
recent years by the studies of Suzanne Simard who has rewritten the competitive
paradigm in the evolution of plants (I recommend the TedTalk «How trees talk to
each other » of 2016 and his book <i>The mother tree </i>): when the tree of a
group is threatened or becomes ill, the other specimens, even of different
species, exchange not only aerial information via diffusible hormones but above
all nutrients through l the immense network of their roots. Trees are not first
and foremost individual actors competing for resources, but a collaborative
system, with some trees which due to their age have a central role in the birth
and life of the youngest ones. This system is defined by Simard as « <i>intelligence
of the forest </i>». Until the school has this intelligence, it will only use
the language of usefulness and efficiency (performance, credits, debts,
skills...) and not of life (growth, maturation, cooperation, vocation...) its «
shoots" will often wither before "maturity" instead of becoming
beautiful like the magnolias which, even on busy and polluted asphalt, push us
to stop and breathe and ask ourselves why and for whom we are here.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN"><a href="https://www.alzogliocchiversoilcielo.com/2024/03/alessandro-davenia-che-cosa-centra-la.html"></a><a href="https://www.alzogliocchiversoilcielo.com/2024/03/alessandro-davenia-che-cosa-centra-la.html">He
rolls his eyes towards the sky</a><a href="https://www.alzogliocchiversoilcielo.com/2024/03/alessandro-davenia-che-cosa-centra-la.html"></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985573146383716922.post-86532333707512751812024-03-12T02:35:00.000-07:002024-03-12T02:35:03.727-07:00ÉCOLE et BEAUTÉ<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOKreDBC_VTsrLQkY60P_JcOG3hrUR5kcYR1tdpbxII5RsjeMDLC8tozq9pZ2fWTr_f1s1mx0-dwQ-XtNXdQwaX8F8HVvL0R1u_w7zjf_VM16rCssc-2U3r_B7Oxae2dX9PUbnybM3uKd6PHVf58DI1vq_7ckrBmebUDd2lWa_uB7v2hKsNeX5Zs04Au5/s960/pesco%20fiori.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOKreDBC_VTsrLQkY60P_JcOG3hrUR5kcYR1tdpbxII5RsjeMDLC8tozq9pZ2fWTr_f1s1mx0-dwQ-XtNXdQwaX8F8HVvL0R1u_w7zjf_VM16rCssc-2U3r_B7Oxae2dX9PUbnybM3uKd6PHVf58DI1vq_7ckrBmebUDd2lWa_uB7v2hKsNeX5Zs04Au5/s320/pesco%20fiori.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="fr"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">"Qu'est-ce que la beauté a à voir là-dedans</span></span></b></div><p></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b><span lang="fr">avec l'école ?</span></b><span lang="fr"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span lang="fr"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"> <b>Le
but de la vie n’est pas</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span lang="fr"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b> la survie mais la beauté.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b><span lang="fr">Il est clair que les choses luttent pour survivre, ce qui est
surprenant c'est que cette lutte vise la beauté.</span></b><span lang="fr"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="fr"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">-</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="fr"><span style="font-size: large;">-
</span><span style="font-size: medium;">par <a href="https://www.alzogliocchiversoilcielo.com/search/label/alessandro%20d%E2%80%99avenia" target="_blank"><b>Alessandro D'Avenia</b></a></span><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="fr"><span style="font-size: large;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="fr"><span style="font-size: medium;">Il
y a quelques jours, cela m'est apparu une fois de plus sur une petite place de
Milan : les premières fleurs brillaient déjà sur les branches de quelques
magnolias, dans une lumière encore hivernale. Ce n'était pas une anomalie.
Beaucoup se sont arrêtés pour admirer, saisis par ce désir que la beauté
éveille car, la beauté étant une vie complète, elle nous rappelle que nous
sommes faits pour cela : nous réaliser dans le temps et dans le monde qui nous
sont donnés. La Belle demande : où en êtes-vous avec les dons de la vie ? Et si
la beauté est le but de la vie, elle devrait aussi être le but de l’éducation
qui est de faire grandir la vie.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="fr"><span style="font-size: medium;">Est-ce
que cela se passe dans le lieu désigné, après la famille, pour cela : l'école ?
Là, vous devriez découvrir votre propre unicité, puis la concrétiser en
recherchant dans le monde et dans le temps ce qui sert votre objectif.
Pourtant, le «XXI Profil des diplômés» présenté le 29 février par <i>AlmaDiploma
</i>, déjà analysé dans ces pages, rapporte qu'un jeune sur deux déclare se
tromper d'adresse scolaire et universitaire. Résultat inévitable d’une
orientation quasiment absente dans les collèges et lycées. On sort du collège
et du lycée avec des compétences, mais pas soi-même. Et sans cela, vous ne
pouvez pas être heureux. Pouquoi?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="fr"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dans
un monde où le critère du bonheur est l’efficacité, ce qui compte c’est
d’acquérir le plus rapidement possible des compétences « utilisables » au
travail.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="fr"><span style="font-size: medium;">Être
« dépensable » signifie être « achetable », c'est-à-dire devenir soi-même une «
ressource » pour être « épuisé » : cela signifie ressource, et malheureusement
nous avons décidé que les gens sont des ressources humaines.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="fr"><span style="font-size: medium;">Le
bonheur dépend plutôt de la profondeur des relations que nous entretenons avec
le monde et avec les autres : nos souvenirs heureux concernent en fait ce que
nous avons créé avec nos attitudes et les relations significatives que nous
avons nouées. Si je ne sais pas qui je suis et avec qui je suis, les
compétences ne sont que des vêtements sur un mannequin.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="fr"><span style="font-size: medium;">L'orientation
doit servir à découvrir ses talents puis à les faire s'épanouir au profit des
autres au fil du temps, grâce à des terrains et des jardiniers choisis parce
qu'ils conviennent à ces caractéristiques, comme les magnolias qui attirent les
passants à s'arrêter et les enfants à jouer. Ne se connaissant pas
(c'est-à-dire n'étant pas reconnus par ceux qui les éduquent), les enfants
s'appuient sur des impressions passagères, des choix majoritaires, des attentes
familiales. On ne peut pas ne pas choisir, mais si l'on n'a pas l'énergie et le
courage d'une vocation, on choisit ce qui semble le plus sûr, le plus
confortable, le plus sûr, renonçant ainsi à sa beauté spécifique. C’est
pourquoi de nombreux enfants se retrouvent dans une vie qui n’est pas la leur,
avec un sentiment de culpabilité et d’anxiété typique d’une culture de
perfection et de performance. Contrairement à ces magnolias qui font ce pour
quoi ils sont appelés dans le temps qui leur est nécessaire, en plein milieu du
trafic, nous risquons d'être engloutis par ce trafic : un monde qui nous dit
comment être et quoi faire avant de nous permettre de découvrir qui nous sommes
et pour qui. Un magnolia peut-il être heureux lorsqu’on lui demande de porter
des poires ou de fleurir en toutes saisons ? Elle entrera en contradiction avec
elle-même , elle sera exploitée (privée de ses fruits) et elle dépérira.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="fr">Dans
le but d'assurer l'orientation à l'école, la figure de l'enseignant tuteur a
été introduite cette année. C’est une première étape, mais une formation en
ligne de 20 heures ne peut suffire au patient travail pédagogique nécessaire
pour découvrir la singularité d’un enfant. On ne devient pas jardinier en 20
heures et l'homme est plus complexe qu'un magnolia. Il y a quelques jours, j'ai
lu l'interview du footballeur <i>Rafa Leão </i>, pour qui j'ai une sympathie
footballistique très partielle, qui parlait de son enfance à Lisbonne: «le
ballon est toujours à mes pieds dans un quartier très populaire, la plupart ses
habitants sont des immigrants, dont beaucoup viennent d'Afrique. Ce n’est pas
un endroit facile. Ce qui était bien, c'est qu'il y avait du football là-bas,
je jouais avec du matin au soir. </span><span lang="fr">Des après-midis entiers
sur le parking du supermarché. Souvent, il s'agissait de papiers froissés ou
d'une canette ou d'une bouteille utilisée comme ballon, tandis qu'une voiture
était le but. Ma façon de jouer est toujours la même, le foot de rue, fait de
feintes, de tirs et de ruses." Cet enfant, comme tout enfant, avait une
vocation qui l'aurait rendu heureux : « Dieu m'a fait un don et je lui en suis
reconnaissant. Mon travail est de jouer au football, j'ai réalisé mon rêve
d'enfant. Comment pourrais-je ne pas sourire ?". Et cet enfant continue à
chercher la beauté et la joie : « J'aime les beaux objectifs. Le football
aujourd’hui, ce n’est que des statistiques, des chiffres. Et je n'aime pas ça.
Le football est magique, la joie. Cela me met en colère que les gens ne pensent
qu’aux chiffres. Je ne suis pas comme ça. Parce que les gens doivent s'amuser.
Donc je dois aussi m'amuser. Je suis pour la beauté." Mais sans ce que sa
famille et ses premiers professeurs ont fait pour lui, ce talent aurait été
gaspillé.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="fr"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1_3UkOU9AWC1RfAVhoPyr-A4wD4lTZ2WWyX_G65Dao6amIdzgOuz2MVgINpGFHlfVUYZsbVwDBMgoppEWHtiwTmUbi7SQHRy548AKHg3c_D6It-XVHEFm8QTjRJAZPkpm64gZNUcgvrGq5IytlPuexYXzvc-OzB32nl3NHrxlJG-9Sb39H29Zu2kbi-J/s2048/scuola%20amicizia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="fr"><span style="font-size: medium;">Les
niveaux de vie parlent des dialectes différents mais le langage est le même :
le talent du footballeur et celui des magnolias sont des cadeaux offerts aux
individus pour le bien du monde. J'ai découvert que les magnolias de cette
place s'appellent <i>soulangeane , </i>une espèce dont les fleurs blanches,
roses et violettes s'épanouissent alors que les branches des autres arbres sont
encore nues. Leur nom vient d'un officier de l'armée napoléonienne, <i>Étienne
Soulange -Bodin </i>(1774-1846), qui créa l'hybride à partir de deux variétés
chinoises lors de la campagne à laquelle il consacra la deuxième partie de sa
vie, devenant ainsi un botaniste célèbre. Un homme qui avait perdu du temps
dans les campagnes militaires pouvait alors revenir aux campagnes elles-mêmes, à
sa vocation et à celle de tout homme : créer du beau. Aujourd’hui, nous pensons
à une personne en formation comme à une machine sur laquelle installer des
logiciels de plus en plus actualisés et plus rapides ; nous ressemblons plutôt
à des plantes qui, avec leur énergie intrinsèque et spécifique, créent, sans
hâte ni délai, la beauté à laquelle elles sont appelées. Et ils ne le font pas
en compétition (compétence et compétition ont la même racine et porteront donc
les mêmes fruits : chacun se bat pour émerger mais on sait que ceux qui sont
déjà avantagés réussiront), mais en collaboration (travailler ensemble : chacun
émerge pour sa singularité qui le rend nécessaire aux autres, dont il a à son
tour besoin).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="clear: right; float: right; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="2048" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1_3UkOU9AWC1RfAVhoPyr-A4wD4lTZ2WWyX_G65Dao6amIdzgOuz2MVgINpGFHlfVUYZsbVwDBMgoppEWHtiwTmUbi7SQHRy548AKHg3c_D6It-XVHEFm8QTjRJAZPkpm64gZNUcgvrGq5IytlPuexYXzvc-OzB32nl3NHrxlJG-9Sb39H29Zu2kbi-J/s320/scuola%20amicizia.jpg" width="320" /></span><span lang="fr"><span style="font-size: medium;">La
coopération est pour moi l'un des chapitres les plus intéressants de la
botanique récente, développé ces dernières années par les études de Suzanne
Simard qui a réécrit le paradigme compétitif dans l'évolution des plantes (je
recommande le TedTalk « Comment les arbres se parlent autre » de 2016 et son
livre <i>L'arbre mère </i>) : lorsque l'arbre d'un groupe est menacé ou tombe
malade, les autres spécimens, même d'espèces différentes, échangent non
seulement des informations aériennes via des hormones diffusibles mais surtout
des nutriments à travers l'immense réseau de leurs racines. Les arbres ne sont
pas avant tout des acteurs individuels en compétition pour les ressources, mais
un système collaboratif, avec certains arbres qui, de par leur âge, jouent un rôle
central dans la naissance et la vie des plus jeunes. Ce système est défini par
Simard comme « <i>l'intelligence des forêt </i>". Tant que l'école n'aura
pas cette intelligence, elle n'utilisera que le langage de l'utilité et de
l'efficacité (performance, crédits, dettes, compétences...) et non de la vie
(croissance, maturation, coopération, vocation...) ses « pousses » se fanent
souvent avant la « maturité » au lieu de devenir belles comme les magnolias
qui, même sur des asphaltes très fréquentés et pollués, nous poussent à nous
arrêter pour respirer et nous demander pourquoi et pour qui nous sommes là.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="fr"><a href="https://www.alzogliocchiversoilcielo.com/2024/03/alessandro-davenia-che-cosa-centra-la.html"></a><a href="https://www.alzogliocchiversoilcielo.com/2024/03/alessandro-davenia-che-cosa-centra-la.html">Il
lève les yeux au ciel</a><a href="https://www.alzogliocchiversoilcielo.com/2024/03/alessandro-davenia-che-cosa-centra-la.html"></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="fr"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985573146383716922.post-85404719418255322042024-03-05T02:27:00.000-08:002024-03-05T02:30:31.325-08:00ON THE WAY TOWARDS THE JUBILEE<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"></span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWEELKtCHifBrte7T306DwT_p4d_S7DNaBIC0_Cd0D5ojMXB-08ps74iV3BIcNElSJlDlJtsc0N2Did3XsWAOnhc82-7RGXo3jsXJlDnG6Y8rDIL2EwKNqFIDT5vMmx6GUy63q9vatRW9h2SkXVPzBoJJdUihv3zUbyW-hwAceFXfANN47KrkGOeiSEGsM" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="770" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWEELKtCHifBrte7T306DwT_p4d_S7DNaBIC0_Cd0D5ojMXB-08ps74iV3BIcNElSJlDlJtsc0N2Did3XsWAOnhc82-7RGXo3jsXJlDnG6Y8rDIL2EwKNqFIDT5vMmx6GUy63q9vatRW9h2SkXVPzBoJJdUihv3zUbyW-hwAceFXfANN47KrkGOeiSEGsM" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">2024
Year of Prayer</span></b></div></span></b><p></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">by P. Giuseppe Oddone*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">2024
was conceived, desired and proclaimed by Pope Francis, Sunday 21 January 2024,
as the year of prayer, so that believers can prepare themselves with a fervent
interior attitude for the event of grace of the Jubilee of 2025.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">To
achieve this result, to delve deeper into the various dimensions of the act of
praying, the Dicastery for Evangelization is preparing a series of agile aids
edited by internationally renowned authors. These texts aim to make us enter
the atmosphere of prayer, which is the breath of our soul, a lifeline for those
who are about to be shipwrecked, an immense treasure of riches for those who
are poor, a medicine for those who are sick, a necessary way for our
sanctification.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">There
are eight: 1. Pray today. A challenge to overcome; 2. Pray with the Psalms; 3.
The prayer of Jesus; 4. Journey into God. Praying with saints and sinners; 5.
The parables of prayer; 6. The Church in prayer; 7. The prayer of Mary and the
saints; 8. The prayer that Jesus taught us: “Our Father”.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">At
the moment only the first subsidy has been released, signed by Cardinal Angelo
Comastri.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">The
others will be available in the following months.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Pray
today. A challenge to win<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">The
preface of Pope Francis Praying today begins with a splendid and profound
preface by Pope Francis himself, dated Vatican City 20 September 2023: “Prayer
is the breath of faith, it is its most specific expression. Like a cry that
comes from the heart of those who believe and entrust themselves to God. It is
not easy to find words to express this mystery. How many definitions of prayer
can we collect from saints and spiritual masters, as well as from the
reflections of theologians! However, prayer "can always and only be
described in the simplicity of those who live it", almost as if to say
that each of us has our own form of prayer, unique and unrepeatable, just as
every person is before God. Every day – warns Pope Francis – we must ask Jesus
who prays to the Father: “Lord, teach us to pray! (Lk 11,1) and “we are invited
to become more humble and to leave room for the prayer that flows from the Holy
Spirit. It is He who knows how to put the right words in our hearts and on our
lips to be heard by the Father. Prayer in the Holy Spirit is what unites us
with Jesus and allows us to adhere to the will of the Father. The Spirit is the
internal Master who indicates the path to follow...". In the Spirit our
prayer also becomes a prayer of intercession for the great suffering of the
contemporary world marked by atrocious wars, by ecological, economic and social
crises, by the culture of indifference and waste. At the same time we ask that
"the Kingdom of God extends on earth and the Gospel reaches every person
who asks for love and forgiveness". <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Introduction…
worth reading</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Cardinal
Comastri believes it is essential that the introduction be read to understand
the value and nature of prayer. He refers to the story of a singular experience
by the Russian writer Alekxandr Solženycin , who in 1962, in the climate of
de-Stalinization, published his first novel: A Day of Ivan Denisovič . A day
spent in the concentration camp by Ivan is narrated, a "beautiful, almost
happy day", because thanks to a fellow prisoner, the young Aljoska , who
was sentenced to 25 years in the concentration camp for testifying to his
Christian faith, he discovers the value of prayer. Ivan has his bed right above
Alyoska 's and listens to him while before sleeping in the dim light of the
cold shack he reads the New Testament and prays. One evening Ivan, in whom we
can recognize the author of the novel himself, hears Alyoska ask him :
"Your soul also wants to address a prayer to God. Why don't you do
it?". Ivan then explains why he is unable to pray: according to him the
prayer does not reach its destination or is rejected, it does not move
mountains, it does not obtain an extra bowl of slop, it does not reduce the
sentence at all. But Aljoska , who, thanks to his faith, lives even his
imprisonment with serenity, does not give in to his friend's negative considerations,
he almost feels horror at them, and forcefully proclaims a phrase that enters
his friend's mind: "We must pray for the spirit, so that the Lord may
remove the foam of wickedness from our hearts." Malice, hatred, pride are
the foam, the leprosy, the true evil of our soul; we want to get rid of it, but
we cannot with our own strength without God's help.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">We
need to turn to Jesus so that he can touch us with his hand and heal us:
"Lord, remove the foam of wickedness from our hearts!". The following
chapters The four chapters that follow underline with rich exemplification the
need for prayer, the "lever that lifts the world" (St. Therese of
Lisieux), a true revolution that introduces "a new spirit into the usual
forms" (David Maria Turoldo ), inexhaustible and necessary source of
charity and love for the poor (St. Teresa of Calcutta), magnet that attracts to
God and converts (Domenico Giuliotti). We are therefore exhorted to pray by
immersing ourselves in the Word of God, looking to Abraham, to Moses, but above
all to Jesus. The Psalms are a great help and a model for prayer: they present
man as small and fragile, but capable of dialogue with God, to know him and
love him. Without prayer we cannot answer the unavoidable questions of our
lives: who are we? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Where
do we come from? Where do we go?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">This
is demonstrated by some testimonies and statements by the philosopher Friedrich
Nietzche , by Indro Montanelli, by Pierpaolo Pasolini, who experienced and
described the emptiness of the modern world which has distanced itself from
God. Humble Christian prayer, on the other hand, gives us light to know God and
ourselves, good and evil and saves us (Blaise Pascal), immerses us in the
merciful love of the Father (Parable of the Prodigal Son). Finally, two saints
are presented, imbued with prayer, who have left a profound mark on the Church
and society: Saint Francis of Assisi and Holy Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
Reflections on Pope Francis' introduction Pope Francis states that prayer is
studied and theorized by saints, spiritual masters and theologians. In fact, many
forms and many degrees of prayer are described by them. In a schematic and
summary way we start from the vocal prayer which, under the stimulus of divine
grace, flourishes on our lips both personally and in liturgical assemblies; we
reach meditation, reflection on the mysteries of faith, to deepen them, love
them and practice them. Then there is an affective prayer that arises
spontaneously, in which the reasons of the heart prevail over the reflection of
the mind; still a contemplative prayer immersed in adoration, immersed in the
mysteries of God, typical of all holy souls. It is a gift of the Spirit. It
then develops in interior meditation, in which the Spirit lights up a more
vivid perception of the presence of God and shines and expands the spaces of
the soul; a prayer of quiet follows, of contemplative rest accompanied by the
intimate feeling of divine love in our intellect, in the will, in the memory.
Guided by the Spirit, one can also reach higher degrees of prayer in the
transforming union with the Beloved, in which one burns incessantly like a
living flame of the same divine love until reaching, according to the mystics,
forms of falling in love and spiritual marriage , to a constant and mutual
donation of love between the soul and the crucified and risen Christ. The
saints, but also many simple souls, have made this journey.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">However,
it must be said that every level of prayer, including vocal prayer, can be
permeated by all the others, even the highest ones. Pope Francis adds that
prayer cannot be described except by the simplicity of those who live it. Every
Christian, guided by divine grace, shapes his own form of prayer according to
life. There are those who prefer the recitation of the rosary and the
meditation of its mysteries, those who sink into adoration, those who express
their feelings of faith, hope and charity, those who express their gratitude or
their offering, those who present their joy or their own suffering, those who
intercede for their brothers, those who think of their sins and feel repentance
and pain, those who live immersed in the Trinitarian mystery.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>Be guided by the Spirit</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">The
important thing is to let yourself be guided by the Spirit, without
extinguishing its living flame. A brief literary confirmation. He who prays is
saved, he who doesn't pray is damned, says a popular proverb. In Dante's
Inferno, which forever stares at the distance from God, prayer is absent and
impossible. There is, however, a case of painful regret, of intense pain at no
longer being able to pray: "If the king of the universe were a friend, we
would pray to him for your peace..." (Inf. V, 92-93) says Francesca da
Rimini to Dante who feels pity for her. Purgatory, on the other hand, is like
an immense basilica where the souls in the process of purification all pray,
none excluded: here God is truly invoked through the spirit, to erase the
consequences of our human wickedness. Prayer fills Heaven. It takes the form of
singing, of joyful dancing, of bright sparkle, of full happiness. Angels and
saints sing and dance. It is continuous praise for the mystery of the triune
God, for the incarnation of the Word, for the glory of the Virgin Mary. It is
only the prayer addressed to Mary by Saint Bernard and her intercession that
allow Dante to reach the goal of all his desires, to conclude his journey in
the vision of God in his Unity, to find himself here bound with love in a
volume the meaning of his life torn by so much suffering, to contemplate the
Trinity of Persons, the Incarnation of the Word, which inserts our human nature
into the eternal divine reality. Reflecting on Dante's experience and taking up
a reflection of Pope Francis we can conclude that Christian prayer is a
Trinitarian prayer: it flows from the Holy Spirit of Love, it immerses us in
the arms of the Father, in the heart and with the heart of Christ.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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Assistant<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><i><span lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985573146383716922.post-59535898789945316382024-03-01T02:02:00.000-08:002024-03-01T02:03:26.617-08:00LA LANGUE MATERNELLE<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixDAxpSatBDudhbEZ5ewhW4HkSahGl9bXTmM8qjihhZwsv3zSjYw126MZPKdr0jDKMuGPoGVzlb-AgIBMj5JTtUA3DKZkJs7Fz7nu3zAIx2RrTad0KZsp_yGBeQ5b5HzhEKIi7PJSnN1Jur8FBM3RQbbPxYEXQ0oTujOcErtVR-DAV4O87Vfh9vzYRDyQI" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="438" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixDAxpSatBDudhbEZ5ewhW4HkSahGl9bXTmM8qjihhZwsv3zSjYw126MZPKdr0jDKMuGPoGVzlb-AgIBMj5JTtUA3DKZkJs7Fz7nu3zAIx2RrTad0KZsp_yGBeQ5b5HzhEKIi7PJSnN1Jur8FBM3RQbbPxYEXQ0oTujOcErtVR-DAV4O87Vfh9vzYRDyQI" width="164" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">JOURNEE INTERNATIONALE DE LA LANGUE MATERNELLE</span></b></span></div><p></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">UMEC/WUCT </span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">POUR LA LANGUE MATERNELLE<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"> </span></span></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><i><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">par Albert Kabuge</span></i><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">Notre organisation UMEC-WUCT a participé le 21 février
2024 à la Journée Internationale de la Langue Maternelle. C’était une occasion
de découvrir comment l’UNESCO
s’intéresse à la première langue qu’une personne apprend dans son milieu
familial avec ses parents. Avec l’évolution actuelle de la technologie est-il
important dans l’aujourd’hui organiser des rencontres sur la langue maternelle
? Pour certains esprits parler en langue maternelle c’est un signe de recul, de
manque d’évolution. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">Cette journée a répondu aux attentes des participants en
précisant les raisons, les motifs des langues maternelles dans notre vie. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">Les conférences et échanges ont été ténus en clarifiant
cette préoccupation « Pourquoi l’éducation multilingue ? L’éducation
multilingue, qu’est-ce que c’est ? » <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">Après tous les débats nous avons retenu l’importance de
la langue maternelle, qui est la première langue que l’enfant apprend en
famille, et nous sommes appelés à la développer et à l’encourager, elle permet
la compréhension, la cohésion. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">Les intervenants ont précisé que l’Education Multilingue
est l’utilisation d’au moins trois langues dans l’Education : « La langue
maternelle, la langue régionale ou nationale et la langue internationale. » <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"> </span><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">Quelques aspects particuliers dans cette éducation :</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">- Une
éducation multilingue de qualité contribue à la construction d’avenirs durables
du fait qu’elle facilite la participation et l’inclusion dans la société ; elle
donne accès à de nouvelles connaissances et expressions culturelles ; elle
forge la citoyenneté mondiale et des sociétés inclusives. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">- L’Education
dans la langue maternelle contribue à l’éducation de qualité car elle facilite
l’apprentissage, améliore les capacités d’apprendre d’autres langues<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">Nous tenons à remercier tous les intervenants à cette
grande Journée qui nous invite à regarder nos langues maternelles dans le sens
positif, ce sont elles qui nous font introduire dans la société et elles font
le pont pour les langues nationales ou internationales. Notre gratitude
s’adresse aux personnes suivantes : « Madame Stefania Giannini, Sous-directrice
générale pour l’UNESCO qui a introduit
en précisant l’importance de la tenue de cette journée et elle encourage
tous les participants. » <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">Cette célébration du 21 février qui a été enrichie avec
la présentation de deux thèmes modérés par Monsieur Carlos Vargas, chef de la
Section pour le développement et par madame Rokhaya Diawara, spécialiste de
programme UNESCO et ces présentations étaient suivies de panels : <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">1.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">L’éducation
multilingue fondée sur la langue maternelle est une composante-clé d’un
apprentissage de qualité.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">2. L’éducation
est un pilier de l’apprentissage intergénérationnel. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">Cette journée nous a permis d’écouter plusieurs panelistes venant de divers
horizons, nous nous permettons de citer quelques-uns en partageant en bref leur
pensée qui a marqué notre esprit sur l’éducation
multilinguiste : <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">- Madame
Isabelle Cros, nous interpelle sur l’Ecriture créative en contexte plurilingue
et numérique. » Elle a fondé le Concours
Inalco de la nouvelle plurilingue. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">- Madame Nono
Andriamiseza : Sa présentation a exprimé son plaidoyer pour l’intégration de
l’éducation multilingue fondée sur la ou les langues maternelles dans les
politiques et pratiques éducatives inclusives. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">- Monsieur
Stephen Bestbier, il développe en Afrique du Sud le projet Snapplify. Dans son
discours il a présenté son travail de la mise en œuvre de la Bibliothèque
électronique grande échelle dans le monde entier. Il a interpelé l’assemblée
sur l’autonomisation des jeunes esprits en mettant un accent particulier sur
l’accès à la langue maternelle. Pour ce faire, il faudra que tous les enfants
et les jeunes disposent des outils pour accéder au monde du savoir grâce à la
lecture. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">Etant participant à cette journée de la langue
maternelle, un RETOUR de qualité a été ressenti dans les interventions des
participants en faisant appel aux spécialistes du jour en ces termes : « Tous
ont apprécié ces initiatives riches qui interpellent toute personne, ainsi
madame Nono a lancé un cri de collaboration avec toutes les personnes, les ONGs
qui peuvent contribuer, participer à encourager les langues maternelles à ne
pas hésiter de souscrire. En outre il a été demandé de penser comment les ONGs
qui ont des membres dans des milieux lointains, ruraux et qui manquent tous les
outils technologiques, quelles sont les pratiques à mettre en place pour
arriver à éduquer par la langue maternelle et qui conduira après aux deux
autres langues. » <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">Une journée profonde et qui appelle les éducateurs dans
ce domaine des langues maternelles à s’engager en première position à apprendre
la langue du milieu pour ainsi transmettre les connaissances aux enfants, aux
jeunes et aux adultes. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">Le chemin multinguiste est encore long, il suffit de se
mettre ensemble pour penser à réaliser un projet et encourager les créativités
à l’exemple de monsieur Mohammed Ayman qui éducateur et fondateur de « 10
Minute School », avec cette école il plus de 15 millions d’abonnés sociaux, il
enseigne les mathématiques, l’anglais et le développement des compétences. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">L’Union Mondiale des Enseignants Catholique encourage ses
initiatives dans ce domaine des langues maternelles et félicite tous les
organisateurs de ces conférences. Et elle sera disponible à collaborer à cette
grande mission éducative par les langues qui nous permettent de communiquer et
de construire un monde de paix et de fraternité dans la langue comprise par le
peuple local. Courage à tous dans ce vaste terrain qui nous appelle à revisiter
nos langues. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><i><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">*Représentant UMEC-WUCT auprès de l’UNESCO à Paris<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><i><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><i><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><br /></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="FR"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985573146383716922.post-22265787903022113632024-02-22T08:35:00.000-08:002024-02-22T08:40:25.623-08:00QUAND DIEU PROMET ... <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiD-13p7R6mmJHjqJNV_Fnc5fORNe25DCbgzo8_8Mo1P_Wv88b4maQdSuN1oVSCDjTezw63gPqiHOwWy3xSUQYhQfaY-a5TCJYazDKlnq_U-MgierRSCu27DjKEYnBTTsQkX5TU5vi-jO88tVS4R3togeRxcdcks0oNDrec_su4RMq6r6hNp80aT735l0Vu" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="228" data-original-width="322" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiD-13p7R6mmJHjqJNV_Fnc5fORNe25DCbgzo8_8Mo1P_Wv88b4maQdSuN1oVSCDjTezw63gPqiHOwWy3xSUQYhQfaY-a5TCJYazDKlnq_U-MgierRSCu27DjKEYnBTTsQkX5TU5vi-jO88tVS4R3togeRxcdcks0oNDrec_su4RMq6r6hNp80aT735l0Vu=w270-h277" width="270" /></a><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>...<b style="text-align: center;">IL TIENT PAROLE</b></b></span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 53.4pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="FR" style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Roboto; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Roboto;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 53.4pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="FR" style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Roboto; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Roboto;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 53.4pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="FR" style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238); color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 53.4pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="FR" style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Roboto; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Roboto;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="FR" style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238); color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">par <b><i>Jeorge
Enrique Mùjica*<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.4pt;"><span lang="FR" style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238); color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Au début de ce Carême 2024, nous voulons vous
exprimer notre volonté d’être vos compagnons de route tout au long de cette
période liturgique. En réalité, il s’agit de suivre la méthode de Jésus qui se
place à nos côtés, au milieu de nos vies, et qui ainsi, souvent
silencieusement, nous communique sa proximité par son « être là ». <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.4pt;"><b><i><span lang="FR" style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238); color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Les premières communautés chrétiennes ont vu
dans le jeûne une forme de préparation ascétique : si Pâques était associée à
la fête, il fallait y joindre quelque chose de propre, de différent et de
conforme à la période précédente.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.4pt;"><span lang="FR" style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238); color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b><i>L’Écriture
Sainte a fourni un cadre de 40 jours,</i></b> notamment grâce à la référence au
jeûne faite par Jésus lorsqu’il s’est retiré dans le désert (Mt 4,1). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.4pt;"><span lang="FR" style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238); color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Entre le VIe et le VIIe siècle, le jeûne est
devenu un élément caractéristique du Carême. Toutefois, la question de savoir
quels jours entrent dans la période du Carême et lesquels n’y entrent pas s’est
ensuite posée. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.4pt;"><span lang="FR" style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238); color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">La question n’était pas sans importance :
était-il possible de jeûner le dimanche ? Le Jeudi, le Vendredi et le
Samedi saints faisaient-ils également partie du Carême ? C’est ainsi qu’au fil
du temps, l’Église elle-même a institutionnalisé la période, en établissant des
lignes directrices pour mieux l’identifier. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.4pt;"><span lang="FR" style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238); color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">La réforme liturgique du concile Vatican II a
établi, par exemple, qu’à partir de la neuvième heure de l’office divin, le
Jeudi saint, cette période n’est plus le Carême. Les dimanches de cette période
ne font pas non plus partie du Carême. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.4pt;"><span lang="FR" style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238); color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">L’Évangile que l’Église nous propose pour le
mercredi des Cendres 2024 est celui de Matthieu 6, 1-6.16-18. Jésus dit à ses
disciples (et à travers eux à chacun de nous qui sommes aussi des disciples) de
ne pas faire les œuvres de piété pour que les gens nous voient. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.4pt;"><span lang="FR" style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238); color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">L’Évangile cité ci-dessus nous indique
quelles sont ces œuvres de piété : l’aumône, la prière et le jeûne. Nous
trouvons donc deux réalités supplémentaires qui, au fil du temps, se sont
ajoutées à ce qui était initialement associé à l’origine historique du Carême :
l’aumône et la prière. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.4pt;"><b><i><span lang="FR" style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238); color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Les trois commandements, à savoir ne pas
faire l’aumône pour être loué par les hommes, ne pas prier pour être vu par les
gens et ne pas jeûner avec un visage triste ou en négligeant son apparence pour
être remarqué, sont accompagnés d’une phrase de Jésus répétée trois fois :
« votre Père qui voit dans le secret vous récompensera ». <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.4pt;"><span lang="FR" style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238); color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Derrière l’affirmation de Jésus, il y a non
seulement le fait de la récompense, mais aussi le fait que Dieu nous voit.
C’est une vérité que l’on oublie parfois : il nous voit toujours, même si nous
ne nous en rendons pas compte. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.4pt;"><span lang="FR" style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238); color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Il s’agit d’un regard qui n’est pas invasif
et qui prête attention non seulement aux grandes réalisations et aux succès,
mais surtout au bien que nous faisons et que seuls Lui et nous-mêmes
connaissons. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.4pt;"><span lang="FR" style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238); color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Il s’agit de la valeur que Dieu donne à ce
qui est petit et caché aux yeux du monde, mais qui est en réalité grand et
visible à ses yeux. N’est-ce pas précisément ce qui caractérise notre vie : de
petites actions dans l’anonymat de la vie quotidienne ? Combien de fois ce bien
n’est-il pas passé inaperçu aux yeux de Dieu ! Combien de fois Dieu a-t-il
mieux valorisé ce que parfois même nous ne valorisons pas toujours ou pas du
tout ! Qu’en plus du bien qu’Il voit, une récompense y est associée, n’est que bonheur.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.4pt;"><b><i><span lang="FR" style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238); color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Il l’a promis, et quand Dieu promet, Il tient
parole. Nous pouvons commencer ce voyage de Carême avec une vérité dans notre
esprit et dans notre cœur : Dieu me voit. Cela peut se traduire dans la vie
quotidienne par une plus grande manifestation de la présence de Dieu dans nos
vies. Car là où le regard de Dieu se pose, il est là dans sa totalité.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.4pt;"><b><i><span lang="FR" style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238); color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i></b><span lang="FR" style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238); color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Et ce regard devenu présence présence ne
change pas seulement la façon dont nous traitons les autres, mais aussi la
façon dont nous nous traitons nous-mêmes : par le simple fait que nous nous
rendons compte que nous ne sommes pas seuls.</span><span lang="FR" style="color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 35.4pt;"><i><span lang="FR" style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238); color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">JORGE ENRIQUE MÚJICA</span></i><i><span lang="FR" style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><br />
</span><span lang="FR">-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.4pt;"><span lang="FR" style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238); color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">*P. Jorge Enrique Mújica est Diplômé en
philosophie de l’Athénée pontifical Regina Apostolorum à Rome, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.4pt;"><span lang="FR" style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238); color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Le P. Jorge Enrique Mújica, LC, est un
collaborateur « chevronné » de la presse écrite et numérique sur les questions
de religion et de communication. Sur son compte Twitter :
https://twitter.com/web_pastor, il aborde les questions de Dieu et de l'internet
et de l'Église et des médias : «Evangelidigitalisation».<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.4pt;"><span lang="FR" style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238); color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Source : Zenit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.4pt;"><i><span lang="FR" style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238); color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">https://fr.zenit.org/2024/02/20/quand-dieu-promet-il-tient-parole/?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=le-pape-et-la-curie-romaine-sont-en-retraite-spirituelle-7-titres-mardi-20-fevrier-2024_655<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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</span><i><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">P. Albert Kabuge</b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">: </span></span><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Comme
membres de l’UMEC-WUCT, nous pouvons méditer avec ce texte du P. Jorge Enrique,
ce texte nous sert pour accompagner nos élèves, nos étudiants et toutes les
personnes qui sont proches de nous et vivons un Carême de Mobilité
Missionnaire. </span></b><o:p style="font-size: 12pt;"></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></i></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985573146383716922.post-44464157135413309252024-02-21T02:20:00.000-08:002024-02-21T02:20:35.612-08:00SOCIAL JUSTICE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpVWA2zjCCTp17EKHG34Tq7_ftuFVrLsuYgsxSK_99S5UOJoVEkUHjMIa4VXi2RxSyhzE7t9PZO-DIxW0STVuktN6r10JSz3DYmRKZ8ukZBYqiuRmru12ILbGVtMRn-sHXOMcARnXH97Fco13PaLCm3t6pvpyrr-nA4-OqxzvECzcAi1e45S92yIRLoUF/s741/Giustizia%20sociale.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="741" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpVWA2zjCCTp17EKHG34Tq7_ftuFVrLsuYgsxSK_99S5UOJoVEkUHjMIa4VXi2RxSyhzE7t9PZO-DIxW0STVuktN6r10JSz3DYmRKZ8ukZBYqiuRmru12ILbGVtMRn-sHXOMcARnXH97Fco13PaLCm3t6pvpyrr-nA4-OqxzvECzcAi1e45S92yIRLoUF/w584-h332/Giustizia%20sociale.jpeg" width="584" /></a></div><p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"></span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br />World Day of Social Justice:</span></b></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></span></b></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"> Why are
we here if not to serve humanity?</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">On World Day of Social Justice, the
CIDSE Secretary General reminds us that every decision we take and every new
policy that is implemented have an impact on the lives and livelihoods of
others, and that the crises we face today are interconnected.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">-By Francesca Merlo</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">Social Justice means equality and
dignity for all. It means a system is put in place not only to protect but to
aid choices people make, as well as to create an environment that keeps them
safe and helps them flourish.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">World Day of Social Justice is
celebrated annually on 20 February and its observance aims to do just that: to
remind us, each year, of the need to build fairer, more equitable societies.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;">A multiple crisis</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;">Today, the main challenge we are
facing within this realm, according to Josianne Gauthier, Secretary General of
CIDSE, is that “we are speaking of a pluri-crisis”.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">On the frontline in the battle for
social justice, CIDSE is an international family of Catholic social justice
organisations working together for social justice, and Ms Gauthier explains
that “we've gone from seeing that multiple crises we dealt with in the past are
deeply interconnected.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">"Whether it's climate
disruption, extreme poverty, violence, war and conflict over resources, gender,
social and racial inequality," she says, adding they are all triggered by
"power imbalances and a culture of waste, we're now recognizing that they
are just one interconnected crisis of relationships between humans and between
humans and the rest of creation”.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;">Pope Francis' appeals</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;">“Culture of waste” as Ms Gauthier
notes, is a concept used often by Pope Francis, who has dedicated much of his
pontificate to fighting the global indifference that causes injustices. In
particular, Pope Francis continuously appeals for the protection of our common
home that is threatened by climate change, for the protection and welcome of
migrants and refugees, and he warns against what he describes as “the
globalization of indifference” calling on richer countries to take concrete
action to help the poor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">Speaking of migration Ms Gauthier
notes that when people are forced to leave their home country, because it’s
uninhabitable and offers them no future, “we're facing a crisis of our own
morality”.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">“How can we allow for other human
beings to flee their homes due to our own political and economic choices that
are impacting them and then turn them away when they cross the border and are
in need of our solidarity?” she asks.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;">"It's only a matter of
justice!"</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">An "opportunity"</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;">Ms Gauthier invites everyone to see
World Day of Social Justice as a unique opportunity to “take a pause and
reflect on how we treat each other, how we can build more just relationships
with each other and with life on this planet, which is our common home”.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">Pope Francis' call for social justice
and human rights, according to Ms Gauthier, is “extremely relevant”, and it
“should be the most important and resounding message for policymakers right
now”.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">She says she believes that
policies must always be linked and rooted in how they affect people's lives,
all of our lives, on a daily basis, because, she adds, “what else are we here
for if it's not to serve humanity and make it a welcoming and just home for
all?”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">Finally, Ms Gauthier reminds us that
“it is not a game” and that working together, thinking of everyone, is a common
and collective responsibility, which “Pope Francis does not tire of reminding
us of”.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2024-02/world-day-of-social-justice-interview-cidse-josaine-gauthier.html">Vatican News</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985573146383716922.post-15007745312203212442024-02-21T01:44:00.000-08:002024-02-21T01:45:35.880-08:00JOURNEE DE LA LANGUE MATERNELLE - fr-en-es<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbaFUVQGgu_oGcM1kxQSNdi_T6DSSdZYp3yP6F4srN1gp1LdDlnXpd7eSuxlC8aY7ZCO4qTAjQtYvIQZkF5hkkqAeADyHoEp-tNxm2mDltpmddWcaYc2KHYXGU91g-xz1PMm9Dk4SoYh0GW7Xho0u0x2q1wZVal9kY2ct_v1yM5n9I4kfMxFf_2AYQucjl" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1765" data-original-width="1206" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbaFUVQGgu_oGcM1kxQSNdi_T6DSSdZYp3yP6F4srN1gp1LdDlnXpd7eSuxlC8aY7ZCO4qTAjQtYvIQZkF5hkkqAeADyHoEp-tNxm2mDltpmddWcaYc2KHYXGU91g-xz1PMm9Dk4SoYh0GW7Xho0u0x2q1wZVal9kY2ct_v1yM5n9I4kfMxFf_2AYQucjl=w192-h281" width="192" /></a></div> <p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="FR" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="background-color: #04ff00;">L’éducation<br /> multilingue est un
pilier de l’apprentissage intergénérationnel</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;">Les sociétés multilingues et
multiculturelles prospèrent grâce à la préservation de leurs langues, qui
servent de vecteurs aux connaissances traditionnelles et à l'héritage culturel.
Cependant, la diversité linguistique est de plus en plus menacée à mesure que
des langues disparaissent. Aujourd'hui, 40 % de la population mondiale n'a pas
accès à l'éducation dans sa langue maternelle, un chiffre qui dépasse les 90 %
dans certaines régions. Les études soulignent les avantages de l'utilisation de
la langue maternelle dans l'enseignement, car elle favorise de meilleurs
résultats d'apprentissage, l'estime de soi et l'esprit critique. Cette approche
favorise également l'apprentissage intergénérationnel et la préservation de la
culture.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">La Journée internationale de la langue
maternelle, proclamée pour la première fois par l'UNESCO puis adoptée par
l'Assemblée générale des Nations Unies, souligne le rôle des langues dans la
promotion de l'inclusion et la réalisation des objectifs de développement
durable. Les politiques d'éducation multilingue, mises en avant grâce au thème
2024 « L’éducation multilingue est un pilier de l’apprentissage
intergénérationnel », sont cruciales pour l'éducation inclusive et la
préservation des langues autochtones. En commençant l'éducation dans la langue
maternelle de l'apprenant et en introduisant progressivement d'autres langues,
les obstacles entre la maison et l'école sont surmontés, ce qui facilite un
apprentissage efficace.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">L'éducation multilingue favorise non
seulement des sociétés inclusives, mais contribue également à la préservation
des langues non dominantes, minoritaires et autochtones. Elle est la pierre
angulaire d'un accès équitable à l'éducation et à des possibilités
d'apprentissage tout au long de la vie pour tous les individus.</span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="FR" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Multilingual education – a pillar of
learning and intergenerational learning</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Multilingual and multicultural societies thrive
through the preservation of their languages, which serve as conduits for
traditional knowledge and cultural heritage. However, linguistic diversity
faces increasing threats as more languages vanish. Currently, 40% of the global
population lacks access to education in their native language, a figure that
exceeds 90% in certain regions. Research underscores the benefits of using
learners' native languages in education, fostering better learning outcomes,
self-esteem, and critical thinking skills. This approach also supports
intergenerational learning and cultural preservation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">International Mother Language Day, first proclaimed by
UNESCO and later adopted by the UN General Assembly, underscores the role of
languages in promoting inclusion and achieving Sustainable Development Goals.
Multilingual education policies, highlighted in the 2024 theme “Multilingual
education – a pillar of learning and intergenerational learning”, are crucial
for inclusive education and the preservation of indigenous languages. By
starting education in the learner's mother tongue and gradually introducing
other languages, barriers between home and school are bridged, facilitating
effective learning.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">Multilingual education not only promotes inclusive
societies but also aids in preserving non-dominant, minority, and indigenous
languages. It is a cornerstone for achieving equitable access to education and
lifelong learning opportunities for all individuals.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="ES" style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES;"><span style="background-color: #04ff00;">Educación multilingüe: un pilar del aprendizaje
intergeneracional</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES;">Las sociedades multilingües y multiculturales existen a
través de sus lenguas, que transmiten y preservan los conocimientos y las
culturas tradicionales de manera sostenible. Sin embargo, la diversidad
lingüística se enfrenta a cada vez más amenazas por la desaparición de un mayor
número de lenguas. En la actualidad, el 40% de la población mundial carece de
acceso a la educación en su lengua materna, cifra que supera el 90% en
determinadas regiones. Los estudios destacan los beneficios de utilizar las lenguas
maternas de los alumnos en la educación, ya que fomentan mejores resultados de
aprendizaje, la autoestima y la capacidad de pensamiento crítico. Este enfoque
también favorece el aprendizaje intergeneracional y la preservación cultural.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">El Día Internacional de la Lengua Materna, proclamado por
primera vez por la UNESCO y adoptado posteriormente por la Asamblea General de
las Naciones Unidas, subraya el papel de las lenguas en la promoción de la
inclusión y la consecución de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">El tema de este 2024 se centra en las políticas de
educación plurilingüe: "Educación multilingüe: un pilar del aprendizaje
intergeneracional", como herramienta crucial para una educación inclusiva
y la preservación de las lenguas indígenas. Los estudiantes al iniciarse la
educación en su lengua materna e introducir gradualmente otras lenguas, pueden
eliminar eliminan las barreras entre el hogar y la escuela, lo que facilita un
aprendizaje eficaz.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">La educación multilingüe no solo promueve sociedades
inclusivas, sino que también ayuda a preservar las lenguas no dominantes,
minoritarias e indígenas. Es una piedra angular para lograr un acceso
equitativo a la educación y oportunidades de aprendizaje permanente para todas
las personas.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.un.org/es/observances/mother-language-day">UNESCO</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985573146383716922.post-26950213345456715782024-02-14T01:49:00.000-08:002024-02-16T04:08:53.773-08:00CAREME. PRENDRE LE CHEMIN<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhg4Pxa5DaQitxwIPi9ieBBQUbu5l26SYHu8JsTZqnANcMF2tfe-uADR0CaE9nCVz4zpXaXcnvMGJUa3gpgcZsqGLV3flQ5CO4Zr8v0pTWk0ATkB-FwGfGxMwszZbo7DjQ6cWZG7DhZYEuoJVQnHJ5wmYoZV5-OKOb4laFy0hEvF1gGq-X3XQXBs65CTRqx" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="800" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhg4Pxa5DaQitxwIPi9ieBBQUbu5l26SYHu8JsTZqnANcMF2tfe-uADR0CaE9nCVz4zpXaXcnvMGJUa3gpgcZsqGLV3flQ5CO4Zr8v0pTWk0ATkB-FwGfGxMwszZbo7DjQ6cWZG7DhZYEuoJVQnHJ5wmYoZV5-OKOb4laFy0hEvF1gGq-X3XQXBs65CTRqx" width="320" /></a></div><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Le Carême, </span></b></div></span></b></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">avec et pour la famille</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><b>Message de</b></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b> Monseigneur Dollmann</b></span></i><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><o:p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Se
laisser entraîner par la foi des catéchumènes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Durant
le Carême, nous nous entraînons à fortifier notre foi en Dieu et notre fidélité
à ses commandements. Nous sommes encouragés par les catéchumènes appelés à
recevoir les sacrements du baptême, de la confirmation et de l’eucharistie à
Pâques. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Prendre soin de la famille</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Le Pape François, dans son Message de Carême, parle
de l’urgence à « voir la réalité » et indique les « frères et
sœurs opprimés à travers le monde ». Dans les pays occidentaux, il
nous faut nommer à côté des pauvres et des migrants, les familles. Malmenées
par des idéologies individualistes et antinatalistes, elles constituent
pourtant la cellule de base de la société et de l’Eglise. Avant toute autre
institution, elles renforcent le lien intergénérationnel et favorisent un
climat de paix et de respect. Elles sont l’école irremplaçable de la vie, celle
qui apprend à attendre dans la joie la naissance d’un enfant que la maman porte
en son sein, celle qui accompagne avec fidélité chaque membre, particulièrement
les plus fragiles jusqu’au dernier souffle. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Avec la famille, <i>s’arrêter
en prière</i></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Le Saint-Père renvoyant à l’effort de redécouverte
de la « forme synodale de l’Église », invite à décider
communautairement d’attitudes et de gestes de conversion. Les familles
constituent un lieu privilégié. Il s’agit d’abord selon l’expression du Pape de
« s’arrêter en prière ». En ce temps de Carême, celle-ci se
caractérise par l’écoute de la Parole de Dieu qui nous est transmise à travers
la Bible et la vie des saints. Les familles qui arriveront à faire ce choix et
à dégager du temps pour la prière goûteront à la joie de la liberté par rapport
aux réseaux sociaux et à la sérénité dans les relations interpersonnelles.
Cette fidélité à la prière en famille, même très courte et simple, est un
soutien précieux pour toute l’Eglise dans son combat contre les forces du mal
et dans sa mission au service de l’Evangile de la vie.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Avec la famille, <i>s’arrêter
en présence du frère blessé</i></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">La prière et le service du frère sont étroitement
liés : </span><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">« E<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">n présence de Dieu, nous devenons des frères et des sœurs, nous percevons
les autres avec une intensité nouvelle », écrit le Pape. Et il indique des
pistes concrètes de conversion : « Les habitudes d’achat, le soin de la
création, l’inclusion de celui qui n’est pas visible ou de celui qui est
méprisé ». Certaines familles ont pris des décisions courageuses dans
l’accueil de jeunes orphelins ou migrants, d’autres dans un style de vie plus
sobre, d’autres encore font des choix plus humbles, mais toutes contribuent à
renforcer les liens d’entraide et de respect dans le monde et à y faire advenir
le Royaume de Dieu.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Un
Carême sous le regard de Marie, Mère des vivants</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ce
Carême, plus particulièrement avec et pour la famille, peut s’appuyer sur la prière
à la Vierge Marie que saint Jean-Paul II a proposée en conclusion de son
encyclique sur la valeur et l’inviolabilité de la vie humaine <i>(Encyclique
Evangelium Vitae, 25 mars 1995) </i>:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a name="O_Marie"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: O_Marie;"><b><i><span lang="FR" style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">O Marie</span></i></b></span><b><i><span lang="FR" style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">, <br />
aurore du monde nouveau, <br />
Mère des vivants, <br />
nous te confions la cause de la vie : <br />
regarde, ô Mère, le nombre immense <br />
des enfants que l'on empêche de naître, <br />
des pauvres pour qui la vie est rendue difficile, <br />
des hommes et des femmes <br />
victimes d'une violence inhumaine, <br />
des vieillards et des malades tués <br />
par l'indifférence <br />
ou par une pitié fallacieuse. <br />
Fais que ceux qui croient en ton Fils <br />
sachent annoncer aux hommes de notre temps <br />
avec fermeté et avec amour <br />
l'Evangile de la vie. <br />
Obtiens-leur la grâce de l'accueillir <br />
comme un don toujours nouveau, <br />
la joie de le célébrer avec reconnaissance <br />
dans toute leur existence <br />
et le courage d'en témoigner <br />
avec une ténacité active, afin de construire, <br />
avec tous les hommes de bonne volonté, <br />
la civilisation de la vérité et de l'amour, <br />
</span></i></b><b><i><span lang="FR" style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">à la louange et à la gloire
de Dieu <br />
Créateur qui aime la vie.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><i><span lang="FR" style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><i><span lang="FR" style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><i><span lang="FR" style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span lang="FR" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt;">X</span><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Vincent
DOLLMANN</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: right;"> </span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: right;">Archevêque de Cambrai -</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: right;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: right;">A.E.
UMEC-WUCT</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: right;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: right;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><i><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></i><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985573146383716922.post-66817974295140431712024-02-07T00:50:00.000-08:002024-02-07T00:50:47.656-08:00SER MAIS<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3jawNELKa7kTZE2Kh5zF2tnM8K7uxx22rvB7fz7C0XJ_i1h6vXDSB42yJwg3A4_Nlk5W4f7tKKH3wEXbAzOj8lh-3LgKZFC4UQoNzvw7Qv0RQEh92N5DawUSX7BSKbyLgW6FecTev4PAj3mC6L5NsluIs3823LUscqvdL1evra0iTlbLYD_igKuez90bE" style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="1068" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3jawNELKa7kTZE2Kh5zF2tnM8K7uxx22rvB7fz7C0XJ_i1h6vXDSB42yJwg3A4_Nlk5W4f7tKKH3wEXbAzOj8lh-3LgKZFC4UQoNzvw7Qv0RQEh92N5DawUSX7BSKbyLgW6FecTev4PAj3mC6L5NsluIs3823LUscqvdL1evra0iTlbLYD_igKuez90bE=w320-h264" width="320" /></a></p><b><span style="color: #c45911; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%; mso-no-proof: yes; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #c45911; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%; mso-no-proof: yes; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;">SER
MAIS</span></b></div><o:p></o:p></span></b><p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">L’ARTE
DEL PRENDERSI CURA</span><span style="color: #c45911;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #c45911; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;">L'ART DE PRENDRE SOIN<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><a name="_Hlk158132712"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">THE ART OF TAKING
CARE</span><span style="color: #c45911;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></a></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk158132712;"><b><span lang="ES" style="color: #c45911; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-no-proof: yes; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;">EL ARTE DE
CUIDAR<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk158132712;"><b><span lang="ES" style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">It – fr – en - es</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-no-proof: yes;">Il presidente della Repubblica Italiana, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mattarella, a Trento, nominata città capitale
europea del volontariato, ha detto: « Il volontariato esprime una visione del
mondo. Quella della indivisibilità della condizione umana. Il famoso <i>I care,
mi riguarda</i>, fatto proprio da don Milani e da Martin Luther King. Una
visione che pone in primo piano la persona, l’integralità della sua vita, il
suo pieno diritto a essere parte attiva della comunità». <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-no-proof: yes;">L’Italia vanta una presenza larga, diffusa, di un
volontariato silenzioso e concreto, persone di ogni età e condizione sociale che
si prendono cura degli altri, dell’ambiente, delle istituzioni. E’ questa la
grande risorsa del nostro Paese, senza la quale saremmo più poveri, soprattutto
di umanità. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-no-proof: yes;">Chi è il ‘volontario’? Chi fa qualcosa di buono per gli altri
non perché obbligato, lo fa gratuitamente, trovando la ricompensa in quello che
fa. Potremmo dire, paradossalmente, che il volontario si prende cura, prima di
tutto, di se stesso, non in termini utilitaristici o narcisistici, non per
ambizione, non per calcolo o per tornaconto, non per avere, ma per <i>essere di
più</i> (<i>ser mais</i>, diceva P. Freire). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-no-proof: yes;">Se il volontariato e’ un atto di libera scelta, e’ però un
bene prezioso che va coltivato. E si comincia da subito, con i bambini in
famiglia, con gli studenti a scuola. Non esiste una materia scolastica chiamata
‘<i>cultura della cura’</i>, ma questo è l’insegnamento più importante, che non
richiede risorse, non è certificato dai voti, ma fa la differenza. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-no-proof: yes;">E, come ricorda sempre il Presidente Mattarella: «la “cultura
della cura” deve tradursi anche in “cura della Repubblica” e “cura
dell’Europa”. La solidarietà genera speranza. E solidarietà e speranza sono
strettamente connesse con l’idea di pace, gravemente tradita. Le azioni dei
volontari ci parlano di pace. Il mondo si cambia anche partendo dai piccoli
passi che riempiono il nostro quotidiano. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-no-proof: yes;">La cura non è fatta da eventi eccezionali, ma dal quotidiano
e genroso impegno. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>È, questa, una
responsabilità che riguarda ciascuno ».<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk158132432;"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">L'ART DE PRENDRE SOIN</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">Le Président de la République Italienne, Mattarella, à
Trente, capitale européenne du volontariat, a déclaré : « Le volontariat
exprime une vision du monde. Celle de l'indivisibilité de la condition humaine.
Le célèbre « I Care, Je suis engagé » a été écrit par Don
Milani et Martin Luther King. Une vision qui met au premier plan la personne,
l'intégralité de sa vie, son plein droit à participer activement à la
communauté.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">L'Italie peut se vanter d'avoir une présence importante
et répandue d’un volontariat silencieux et concret, de personnes de tous âges
et de toutes conditions sociales qui ont le souci des autres, de
l'environnement, des institutions. C’est la grande ressource de notre pays,
sans laquelle nous serions plus pauvres, notamment sur le plan humain.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">Qui est le « volontaire » ? C’est chaque personne qui
fait quelque chose de bien pour les autres, sans obligation, qui le fait
gratuitement et trouve la récompense dans ce qu'il fait. On pourrait dire,
paradoxalement, que le volontaire prend soin avant tout de lui-même, pas en
termes utilitaires ou narcissiques, pas par ambition, pas par calcul ou profit,
pas pour posséder, mais pour être plus ( « ser mais » , dit P.
Freire).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">Si le volontariat est un acte de libre choix, il
constitue cependant un atout précieux qu'il convient de cultiver. Et cela
commence immédiatement, avec les enfants de la famille, avec les élèves de
l'école. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">Il n'existe pas de matière scolaire appelée « culture du
soin » , mais c'est l'enseignement le plus important, qui ne nécessite pas de
ressources et n'est pas certifié par des notes, qui fait la
différence.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">Et comme nous le rappelle toujours le Président
Mattarella : « la culture du soin » doit aussi se traduire par « soin de la
République » et « soin de l'Europe ». La solidarité génère l'espoir. Et la
solidarité et l’espoir sont étroitement liés à l’idée de paix, qui a été
gravement trahie. Les actions des bénévoles nous parlent de paix. Le monde
change grâce aux petits pas qui remplissent notre vie quotidienne.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;">Le bénévolat ne se fait pas par des événements
exceptionnels, mais par un engagement quotidien et généreux. Voilà une
responsabilité qui concerne tout le monde."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="FR" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">THE ART OF TAKING CARE</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The President of the Italian Republic, Mattarella, in
Trento, named the European capital of volunteering, said: « Volunteering
expresses a vision of the world. That of the indivisibility of the human
condition. The famous I care, it concerns me , written by Don Milani and Martin
Luther King. A vision that places the person in the foreground, the integrality
of their life, their full right to be an active part of the community."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Italy boasts a large, widespread presence of silent
and concrete volunteering, people of all ages and social conditions who care
for others, for the environment, for institutions. This is the great resource
of our country, without which we would be poorer, especially in terms of
humanity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Who is the 'volunteer'? Anyone who does something good
for others, not out of obligation, does it for free, finding the reward in what
they do. We could say, paradoxically, that the volunteer takes care, first of
all, of himself, not in utilitarian or narcissistic terms, not out of ambition,
not out of calculation or profit, not to have, but to be more ( ser mais , said
P. Freire).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">If volunteering is an act of free choice, it is
however a precious asset that must be cultivated. And it starts immediately,
with the children in the family, with the students at school. There is no
school subject called ' culture of care' , but this is the most important
teaching, which does not require resources, is not certified by grades, but
makes the difference.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">And, as President Mattarella always reminds us: «the
"culture of care" must also translate into "care of the
Republic" and "care of Europe". Solidarity generates hope. And
solidarity and hope are closely connected with the idea of peace, which has
been seriously betrayed. The actions of the volunteers speak to us of peace.
The world also changes starting from the small steps that fill our daily lives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The cure is not made by exceptional events, but by
daily and generous commitment. </span><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES;">This
is a responsibility that concerns everyone."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="ES" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">EL ARTE DE CUIDAR</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES;">El presidente de la República Italiana, Mattarella, en
Trento, nombrada capital europea del voluntariado afirmó: «El voluntariado
expresa una visión del mundo. El de la indivisibilidad de la condición humana.
La famosa Me importa, me concierne, escrita por Don Milani y Martin Luther
King. Una visión que pone en primer plano a la persona, la integralidad de su
vida, su pleno derecho a ser parte activa de la comunidad."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES;">Italia cuenta con una presencia numerosa y generalizada
de voluntariado silencioso y concreto, personas de todas las edades y
condiciones sociales que se preocupan por los demás, por el medio ambiente, por
las instituciones. Este es el gran recurso de nuestro país, sin el cual
seríamos más pobres, especialmente en términos de humanidad.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES;">¿Quién es el 'voluntario'? Cualquiera que hace algo bueno
por los demás, no por obligación, lo hace gratuitamente, encontrando la
recompensa en lo que hace. Podríamos decir, paradójicamente, que el voluntario
se preocupa, ante todo, de sí mismo, no en términos utilitarios o narcisistas,
no por ambición, no por cálculo o por lucro, no por tener, sino por ser más,
dijo el P. Freire).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES;">Si bien el voluntariado es un acto de libre elección, es
sin embargo un bien precioso que debe cultivarse. Y empieza inmediatamente, con
los niños de la familia, con los alumnos del colegio. No existe una materia
escolar llamada ' cultura del cuidado' , pero ésta es la enseñanza más
importante, que no requiere recursos, no está certificada por calificaciones,
pero marca la diferencia.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES;">Y, como siempre nos recuerda el presidente Mattarella:
«la "cultura del cuidado" debe traducirse también en "cuidado de
la República" y "cuidado de Europa". La solidaridad genera
esperanza. Y la solidaridad y la esperanza están estrechamente relacionadas con
la idea de paz, que ha sido gravemente traicionada. Las acciones de los
voluntarios nos hablan de paz. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES;">El mundo también cambia a partir de los pequeños pasos
que llenan nuestra vida diaria.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES;">La cura no se hace con acontecimientos excepcionales,
sino con un compromiso diario y generoso. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Esta es una
responsabilidad que concierne a todos".<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985573146383716922.post-34176492380282592492024-01-30T07:52:00.000-08:002024-01-30T07:52:51.856-08:00UNE CULTURE DE FRATERNITE'<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK4XkkMD3Me0w72j1NEjl8zP6ZH7sGBh9iAxChKWYEyO6TRKu8-euiNRGgJp38orKrbUo7fWKxhXQniiQLhqRh5fAHUS_2eLkfKcZY0Rm-AQiLQP8ZtiyaNttxfxzhiX8S8w_g7rFlg3H9mJ7drSlj7FgR6qPHMYGOFRLnRUiud-5pco-ErXStB_K3gI6a" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="932" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK4XkkMD3Me0w72j1NEjl8zP6ZH7sGBh9iAxChKWYEyO6TRKu8-euiNRGgJp38orKrbUo7fWKxhXQniiQLhqRh5fAHUS_2eLkfKcZY0Rm-AQiLQP8ZtiyaNttxfxzhiX8S8w_g7rFlg3H9mJ7drSlj7FgR6qPHMYGOFRLnRUiud-5pco-ErXStB_K3gI6a" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;">Les évêques d'Afrique et d'Europe créent
des ponts pour «une culture de fraternité»</span></span></b></div></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">«Nous assistons à une augmentation de la
violence contre les chrétiens et de la misère causée par l'injustice mondiale
et la mauvaise gouvernance». C’est ce qu’ont dénoncé les délégués du SCEAM et
du CCEE réunis à Nairobi au Kenya. Ils ont affirmé leur engagement à construire
des «ponts qui non seulement relient nos continents, mais qui nourrissent la
croissance et l'épanouissement de nos diverses communautés dans la foi,
l'espoir et l'amour à marcher ensemble».<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;"><i>-Jacques Ngol, SJ - Cité du Vatican </i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">«Alors que nous nous trouvons à un
moment crucial de notre monde, nous, les évêques d'Afrique et d'Europe, nous
unissons pour cultiver une culture de fraternité» afin de créer «un avenir plus
harmonieux et prospère». C’est ce qui ressort du communiqué, rendu public par
les évêques délégués du symposium des conférences épiscopales d’Afrique et de
Madagascar (SCEAM) et du conseil des conférences épiscopales d’Europe (CCEE),
réunis du 23 au 26 janvier 2024 en séminaire à Nairobi au Kenya. À l’issue de
cette rencontre, les prélats de deux continents ont produit un communiqué final
à travers lequel ils ont soulevé quelques sujets. Les évêques appellent à plus
de coopération entres les églises d’Afrique et celles d’Europe pour relever les
défis majeurs auxquels est confronté notre monde dans l’esprit synodal.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;">Un monde face à l’instabilité</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;">«Nous reconnaissons les changements
profonds et l'instabilité croissante dans notre monde, y compris les conflits
en Afrique, en Europe et au Moyen-Orient», ont relevé les évêques. À ces
changements et cette instabilité, s’ajoute «une augmentation de la violence
contre les chrétiens et la misère causée par l'injustice mondiale et la
mauvaise gouvernance». Pour les délégués du SEAM et du CCEE, au milieu de ces
défis alarmants, «notre foi dans le Seigneur ressuscité reste inébranlable». Le
Christ est celui qui nous apporte la paix et l'espoir, offrant un phare de
lumière et de certitude au milieu de la tourmente et de l'incertitude qui
caractérisent notre époque.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">Se prononçant sur le chemin synodal les
évêques ont reconnu l’importance de ce changement qui vise à «aligner l'Église
sur les défis du 21ème siècle». Ce chemin de réforme engagé par l’Église
ont-ils rappelé «préconise la décentralisation, une collaboration accrue avec
les évêques, et répond aux divers besoins culturels et pastoraux, en
particulier ceux pertinents pour l'Afrique». C’est un changement de paradigme
qui marque une «nouvelle ère pour la curie, se concentrant sur le service et
incarnant la vision d'une Église synodale, enracinée dans la communion, la
participation et la mission», ont-ils poursuivi.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;">Un regard sur le déroulement du synode
sur la synodalité</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;">Faisant un retour sur le déroulement de
la première session des travaux du synode sur la synodalité, les responsables
religieux ont fait savoir qu'ils embrassent «les perspectives européennes et
africaines: l'identité ecclésiale diverse de l'Europe favorise un voyage
ecclésial profondément à l'écoute et discernant, mettant en lumière la
transparence et le dialogue, tandis que les aspects culturels et sociétaux
spécifiques de l'Afrique mettent l'accent sur les valeurs communautaires et
l'inclusivité». Dans ce sens, ils ont assuré attendre avec impatience la
deuxième phase qui aura lieu en octobre 2024, cette session qui sera une
occasion pour «approfondir notre relation et mettre en œuvre des actions
concrètes qui reflètent notre unité en Christ».<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">En terme de propositions, les évêques
membres du SCEAM et du CCEE ont affirmé leur désir de bénéficier de part et
d’autres d’un «échange sain, missionnaire et pastoral entre les conférences de
l'Europe et de l'Afrique». Ceci vise une intégration des valeurs telles que
«l'esprit communautaire et la famille dans la vie paroissiale». En outre, ils
préconisent un «programme d'échange de prêtres sain entre nos continents».
Cette collaboration, ont-ils justifié, «s'étendra à la formation et au
discernement communautaire, menée dans un esprit d'humilité et de respect
mutuel entre nos Églises».</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;">Une attention aux jeunes</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;">Enfin, le communiqué a souligné une
attention particulière que proposent les évêques du SCEAM et du CCEE «aux voix
et aux contributions des jeunes dans un monde de plus en plus numérisé». Ils
ont par ailleurs affirmé «la nécessité de leur implication active dans la vie
et la mission de l'Église», reconnaissant «leurs perspectives uniques et leur
énergie». Pour eux, en écoutant attentivement les expériences et les idées de
ces jeunes, tout en les guidant dans la foi, «nous nous engageons à une
compréhension et une réponse plus profonde à leurs besoins».<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><a href="https://www.vaticannews.va/fr/eglise/news/2024-01/sceam-et-ccee-denoncent-l-augmentation-de-la-violence-contre-les.html" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">Vatican
News</a></p>
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replace</i></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><i> wisdom </i></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><i>of human heart</i></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">In his message for the 58th World Day of Social</span></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> Communications, Pope Francis urges humanity to cultivate</span></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> wisdom of the heart in
the age of artificial intelligence.</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">By Francesca Merlo<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Pope Francis has released his message for the </span><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2024/01/24/0078/00154.html#en" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB">2024 World Day
of Social Communications</span></a></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">, </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">focusing
on the theme: <i>Artificial Intelligence and the Wisdom of the Heart:
Towards a Fully Human Communication.</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Celebrated on 12 May, this year's theme is closely
linked to the Pope’s message for the World Day of Peace, which was devoted to
the development of systems of artificial intelligence (AI).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">AI is “radically affecting the world of information
and communication, and through it, certain foundations of life in society,”
says the Pope in his Communications Day message, adding that “these changes
affect everyone.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">So, the Pope asks, “how can we remain fully human and
guide this cultural transformation to serve a good purpose?”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Starting with the heart</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In answering this question, the Holy Father notes that
“at this time in history, which risks becoming rich in technology and poor in
humanity, our reflections must begin with the human heart.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">He recalls that, in the Bible, the heart is seen as
the place of freedom and decision-making, "symbolising integrity and
unity, while also engaging our emotions, desires, and dreams."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">But, he continues, the heart is, above all, “the
inward place of our encounter with God."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">“Wisdom of the heart, then, is the virtue that enables
us to integrate the whole and its parts, our decisions and their consequences,
our nobility and our vulnerability, our past and our future, our individuality
and our membership within a larger community," says the Pope.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Opportunity and danger</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The Holy Father goes on to stress that such wisdom
cannot be sought from machines.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Although the term "artificial intelligence"
has replaced the term "machine learning," he said, “the very use of
the word 'intelligence' can prove misleading."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The Pope explained that it is not enough to be able to
store data, like machines do, but that this data must be made sense of, and
“human beings alone” are capable of this.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">“Depending on the inclination of the heart, everything
within our reach becomes either an opportunity or a threat,” warns the Pope.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">He notes that the technology of simulation behind AI
algorithms can be useful in certain specific fields.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">However, he adds, the use of AI becomes “perverse when
it distorts our relationship with others and with reality.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In fact, it is extremely important to know that in the
wrong hands, such tools could lead to “disturbing scenarios.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Artificial Intelligence must be regulated, asserts
Pope Francis, acknowledging that, as in every human context, “regulation is, of
itself, not sufficient.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Growth in humanity</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Pope Francis then invites everyone to grow together,
“in humanity and as humanity,” recalling that we are all challenged to make a
qualitative leap in order to become “a complex, multiethnic, pluralistic,
multireligious, and multicultural society.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Speaking of information, the Holy Father warns that
“information cannot be separated from living relationships.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">He explains that relationships involve the body and an
immersion into the real world, but that they also involve human experiences,
"compassion, and sharing.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">With this in mind, Pope Francis refers to the many
reporters who have been injured or killed in the line of duty as they attempted
to show the world what they themselves had seen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">“For only by such direct contact with the suffering of
children, women, and men can we come to appreciate the absurdity of war,"
says the Pope.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Questions for today and for the future</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Bringing his message for World Communications Day to a
close, Pope Francis recalls that “it is up to us to decide whether we will
become fodder for algorithms or will nourish our hearts with that freedom
without which we cannot grow in wisdom.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Only together, he concludes, can we increase our
capacity for discernment and vigilance and for seeing things in the light of
their fulfilment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Pope Francis then prays that humanity may never lose
its bearings, and that the wisdom that was present before all modern technology
may return to us.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Wisdom, says the Pope, can help us “to put systems of
artificial intelligence at the service of a fully human communication.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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François: utiliser la sagesse du cœur pour une communication pleinement humaine</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES;"><a href="https://www.vaticannews.va/es/papa/news/2024-01/orientar-la-inteligencia-artificial-a-una-comunicacion-humana.html">Orientar
la inteligencia artificial a una comunicación humana</a></span></b></p>
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font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-highlight: yellow;"> - </span></b><b><span style="background: yellow; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/communications/documents/20240124-messaggio-comunicazioni-sociali.html"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">EN</span></a></span></b><b><span lang="ES" style="background: yellow; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-highlight: yellow;"> - </span></b><b><span style="background: yellow; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/es/messages/communications/documents/20240124-messaggio-comunicazioni-sociali.html"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">ES</span></a></span></b><b><span lang="ES" style="background: yellow; 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font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-highlight: yellow;"> - </span></b><b><span style="background: yellow; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/pl/messages/communications/documents/20240124-messaggio-comunicazioni-sociali.html"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">PL</span></a></span></b><b><span lang="ES" style="background: yellow; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-highlight: yellow;"> - </span></b><b><span style="background: yellow; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/pt/messages/communications/documents/20240124-messaggio-comunicazioni-sociali.html"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">PT</span></a></span></b><b><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; 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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985573146383716922.post-59877990712412704222024-01-18T09:11:00.000-08:002024-01-18T09:11:49.926-08:00DEVELOPMENT NEEDS A MORAL COMPASS<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbqu97eEMHT_61LRQ6dH2nZgBbRvxoJuhmLjBtzrVE5av6tz0aPikj6knFxJArV7muSyXxlpiu2WG4vq0pXwFeEuEIRdDYfozlnlFQsO5Z6sXu31kIinvq9xhfkai2DVL7bxador9xAGiGDr43wTDs49_7m-pBoAqAOXewUBOuzf2VeuSd3efKcvYEjMt2/s512/davos%20forum.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbqu97eEMHT_61LRQ6dH2nZgBbRvxoJuhmLjBtzrVE5av6tz0aPikj6knFxJArV7muSyXxlpiu2WG4vq0pXwFeEuEIRdDYfozlnlFQsO5Z6sXu31kIinvq9xhfkai2DVL7bxador9xAGiGDr43wTDs49_7m-pBoAqAOXewUBOuzf2VeuSd3efKcvYEjMt2/s320/davos%20forum.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />WCC urges Davos Forum </span></span></b></span></b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;">to consider
longer-term good of all people</span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The General Secretary of the
ecumenical body reminds world leaders meeting in Davos that, given the
unprecedented constellation of global crises there is an urgent need for
cooperation rather than division.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;">-<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;">-By Vatican News<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">The World Council of Churches is one
of the many voices around the globe urging the the 54th World Economic Forum
taking place in Davos, Switzerland,</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">to
commit to</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">the longer-term good of all
people.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;">The annual gathering bringing
together leaders from government, business and civil society to discuss and
shape global, regional, and industry agenda will conclude on Friday, 19 January
after four days of discussions focused on the theme<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Rebuilding Trust” as the world faces
multiple crises.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;">Without trust world cannot function</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;">In a statement this week WCC general
secretary Rev. Jerry Pillay noted that trust is the essential ingredient
without which human societies—and the global community—cannot function.
“However, in today’s divided and increasingly conflictual world, it is a
commodity in critically short supply,” he said. “While some of those in
attendance in Davos are themselves drivers of inequality, injustice, and
division, we want to believe that many others are genuinely committed to
exercising their considerable influence to promote a greater measure of justice
and peace in the world.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">The</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">General Secretary of WCC</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">remarked
that rebuilding trust,</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">will be an
essential precondition for progress in any of the four areas discussed during
the Forum: ‘Achieving Security and Cooperation in a Fractured World’, ‘Creating
Growth and Jobs for a New Era,’ ‘Artificial Intelligence as a Driving Force for
the Economy and Society,’ and ‘A Long-Term Strategy for Climate, Nature, and
Energy.’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;">Urgent need for multilateral
cooperation to address current world crises</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;">“Given the unprecedented
constellation of global crises – especially of climate, conflict, and economic
inequality – there is an urgent need for cooperation and action, rather than
division and unconstructive competition,” he stressed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;">Pope to Davos Economic Forum: <a name="_Hlk156493462">Development needs a moral compass</a></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;">Hence the urgent need for a renewed
commitment to multilateral cooperation to address the current epochal crises
“The power of this gathering must be leveraged for rebuilding trust and the
renewal of commitment to multilateral cooperation in facing these crises, not
only in the short-term interests of a privileged few but for the longer-term
good of all people and our common home," the WCC General Secretary said.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">Pope Francis, on Wednesday, addressed
a message to the world leaders in Davos along</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">the same lines,</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">calling on them
“to</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">be mindful of the moral
responsibility that each of us has in the fight against poverty, the attainment
of an integral development for all our brothers and sisters, and the quest for
a peaceful coexistence among peoples.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/pont-messages/2024/documents/20240115-messaggio-world-economic-forum.html"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;"><b><span class="title-1-color" style="color: #663300; font-size: 18px;">MESSAGE OF THE HOLY FATHER POPE FRANCIS</span></b></i></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-CL" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES-CL; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-no-proof: yes;">La cita reunirá en la </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-no-proof: yes;"><a href="https://unesco.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7f5d9239d246cd8cdb02490a9&id=7d4081659b&e=4865820ed2" target="_blank"><span lang="ES-CL" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-CL;">sede
de la CEPAL en Santiago</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-no-proof: yes;"> </span><span lang="ES-CL" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES-CL; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-no-proof: yes;">a ministros de Educación de la región e incidirá en 33
países con aproximadamente 125 millones de estudiantes, que son
atendidos por 6,9 millones de docentes. </span><span lang="ES" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-no-proof: yes;">El evento tiene como objetivo avanzar en la
definición de políticas públicas orientadas a la reactivación,
recuperación y transformación educativa como aceleradores de las
metas educativas de la Agenda 2030.</span><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES-CL" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES-CL; mso-no-proof: yes;">Durante los días 25 y 26 de enero de 2024
se realizará en Santiago de Chile la </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-no-proof: yes;"><a href="https://unesco.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7f5d9239d246cd8cdb02490a9&id=c6d20a546a&e=4865820ed2" target="_blank"><span lang="ES-CL" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-CL;">Reunión
Extraordinaria de Ministras y Ministros de Educación de América
Latina y el Caribe, “Ministerial de Educación: Santiago 2024”</span></a></span><span lang="ES-CL" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES-CL; mso-no-proof: yes;">, cuyo objetivo final será la propuesta de una agenda de
acciones concretas desde un espacio político y técnico, con el
fin de superar la crisis educativa de la pospandemia.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-no-proof: yes;">La instancia es convocada por la UNESCO y el
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de Educación de Chile</span></a></span><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-no-proof: yes;"> y coorganizada por el </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-no-proof: yes;"><a href="https://unesco.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7f5d9239d246cd8cdb02490a9&id=2223a213d7&e=4865820ed2" target="_blank"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Banco
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el </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-no-proof: yes;"><a href="https://unesco.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7f5d9239d246cd8cdb02490a9&id=c997420c0c&e=4865820ed2" target="_blank"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Banco
Mundial</span></a></span><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-no-proof: yes;">, la </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-no-proof: yes;"><a href="https://unesco.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7f5d9239d246cd8cdb02490a9&id=45b715135b&e=4865820ed2" target="_blank"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Comisión
Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)</span></a></span><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-no-proof: yes;"> y
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En el evento se abordarán e intercambiarán experiencias de
políticas públicas para avanzar en la reactivación, la
recuperación y la transformación educativa como aceleradores del
Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible 4 (ODS 4), y el financiamiento
de la educación como una condición habilitante.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-no-proof: yes;">El encuentro forma parte del seguimiento a
la </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-no-proof: yes;"><a href="https://unesco.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7f5d9239d246cd8cdb02490a9&id=797c4cf030&e=4865820ed2" target="_blank"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Cumbre
sobre la Transformación de la Educación</span></a></span><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-no-proof: yes;">
de las Naciones Unidas, en la que se establecieron esfuerzos para
superar la crisis educativa derivada del COVID-19 y reimaginar
los sistemas educativos del futuro. Asimismo, en la Cumbre se
renovó el compromiso mundial con la educación como un bien público,
a través de la movilización de la acción, la ambición y la
solidaridad en busca de soluciones en el marco de los compromisos
ya existentes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-no-proof: yes;">A la cita ya han confirmado las y los
ministros de Educación de Argentina, Brasil, Ecuador, Honduras,
Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, entre otros, quienes participarán de
las actividades preparadas, conversatorios y bilaterales que se
coordinarán previamente.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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web de la reunión ministerial</span></b></a></span><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985573146383716922.post-70575048063778136752024-01-17T19:00:00.000-08:002024-01-18T09:25:19.076-08:00L'UNITE' DES CHRETIENS<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWAk32LuVhqFvJG8bNAvCRb22xYAWgu_sh-g_f-C6_SA2EqtOfyvq7WrlTrABLXoaR3D70gSFBKm0ybLzU7K1jutOavSZBGA0ZRGCGYcQf1zLbyOoq3TKtyvk3L381PR-QY2IiYiiB_PmLXpTMvfz5iL6K9uDwzyBAJCyaVXUBboPwmrgLi8kQPA5Aav-/s750/UNIT%C3%A9%20DES%20CHRETIENS.png" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="750" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWAk32LuVhqFvJG8bNAvCRb22xYAWgu_sh-g_f-C6_SA2EqtOfyvq7WrlTrABLXoaR3D70gSFBKm0ybLzU7K1jutOavSZBGA0ZRGCGYcQf1zLbyOoq3TKtyvk3L381PR-QY2IiYiiB_PmLXpTMvfz5iL6K9uDwzyBAJCyaVXUBboPwmrgLi8kQPA5Aav-/s320/UNIT%C3%A9%20DES%20CHRETIENS.png" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;">Semaine de prière </span></span></b></div></span></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;">pour l'unité des
chrétiens: </span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;">Aimez Dieu et votre prochain</span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;">La Semaine a lieu dans l'hémisphère nord
du 18 au 25 janvier, tandis que dans l'hémisphère sud, elle se déroule souvent
autour de la Pentecôte. Le thème est cependant commun et s'appuie cette année
sur l'Évangile de Luc: «Tu aimeras le Seigneur ton Dieu [...] et ton prochain
comme toi-même». Les textes de cette année ont été préparés par un groupe du
Burkina Faso, en collaboration avec la Communauté du Chemin Neuf.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;">-Adriana Masotti - Cité du Vatican<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;">"Maître, que dois-je faire pour
avoir la vie éternelle ? Jésus lui répondit : "Qu'est-il écrit dans la loi
de Moïse ?" "Aime le Seigneur ton Dieu de tout ton cœur (...) et aime
ton prochain comme toi-même". Jésus lui dit : "Tu as bien
répondu" (Luc 10,25-28).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">«Tu aimeras le Seigneur ton Dieu […] et
ton prochain comme toi-même». Ces paroles, prononcées par Jésus à un maître de
la Loi, suivies de la parabole du bon Samaritain expliquant qui est le
prochain, constituent le thème de la Semaine de prière pour l'unité des
chrétiens de cette année. Les commentaires, les prières et les indications sur
la manière de vivre ce moment ont été préparés par un groupe œcuménique du
Burkina Faso, coordonné par la communauté locale du Chemin Neuf. Vivre cette
expérience ensemble, ont rapporté les membres, a été un véritable voyage de
conversion œcuménique qui les a conduits à reconnaître que l'amour du Christ
unit tous les chrétiens et qu'il est plus fort que ce qui les divise.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;">Les chrétiens du Burkina Faso</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;">La coexistence sociale n'est pas facile
au Burkina Faso, pays d'Afrique de l'Ouest peuplé de 21 millions d'habitants
appartenant à une soixantaine d'ethnies et où environ 64 % de la population est
musulmane, 9 % adhère aux religions traditionnelles africaines et 26 % est
chrétienne (20 % de catholiques, 6 % de protestants). Depuis la grave attaque
djihadiste de 2016, les conditions de sécurité et la cohésion sociale dans le
pays se sont dramatiquement détériorées. La prolifération des attaques
terroristes, l'anarchie et la traite des êtres humains ont fait 3 000 morts et
près de deux millions de déplacés internes; des milliers d'écoles et de
dispensaires ont été fermés et une grande partie des infrastructures
socio-économiques endommagées ou détruites. Les Églises chrétiennes en
particulier ont été la cible d'attaques armées: des prêtres, des pasteurs et
des catéchistes ont été tués, d'autres ont été enlevés. En raison du
terrorisme, la plupart des lieux de culte chrétiens dans le nord, l'est et le
nord-ouest du pays ont été fermés. Les célébrations ne sont encore possibles
que dans les grandes villes et sous protection policière.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;">Efforts de réconciliation et de paix</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;">Dans ce contexte, malgré tout, une
certaine solidarité entre les religions se développe et leurs responsables
œuvrent pour la réconciliation et la cohésion sociale. On peut citer l'exemple
de la Commission pour le dialogue islamo-chrétien de la Conférence des évêques
catholiques du Burkina Faso-Niger, qui déploie des efforts remarquables pour
promouvoir le dialogue et la coopération entre les différents groupes
ethniques. L'amour du prochain, au-delà de toute appartenance, commandé par
Jésus, est mis à l'épreuve, mais le témoignage des chrétiens apparaît encore
plus nécessaire dans ce pays. Parmi les chrétiens du Burkina Faso, il y a un
vif désir et une conscience de la nécessité, selon le texte de présentation de
la Semaine, de retrouver l'unité dans le Christ, et les communautés sont
conscientes que les divisions entre chrétiens blessent non seulement l'Église,
mais aussi le Christ. C'est pourquoi elles ont construit des ponts en
s'engageant «de manière irréversible sur le chemin de la recherche œcuménique,
à l'écoute de l'Esprit du Seigneur».<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;">François invite catholiques et
orthodoxes à dépasser les préjugés</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;">François invite catholiques et
orthodoxes à dépasser les préjugés«Que ces années soient prophétie de charité
et des germes d’unité»: c’est le vœu adressé par le Pape François aux étudiants
du Comité catholique pour la collaboration culturelle ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;"><b>La proposition de textes pour une
célébration commune</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;">Après le processus initial de rédaction,
un groupe international nommé conjointement du côté catholique par le Dicastère
pour la promotion de l'unité des chrétiens et la Commission Foi et Constitution
du Conseil œcuménique des Églises s'est réuni à Rome en septembre 2022, pour
réviser et rédiger, avec le groupe de rédaction local, la version finale des
textes pour la Semaine de prière pour l'unité des chrétiens de cette année,
disponibles aujourd’hui pour les chrétiens du monde entier. Ces textes proposent
huit schémas de célébration de la Parole de Dieu, destinés à encourager la
prière commune avec les frères et sœurs des différentes confessions présentes
dans les divers territoires.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;">Un parcours complexe</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;">Jésus a prié pour que tous ses disciples
soient un, mais le chemin n'est pas simple: «le manque de connaissance mutuelle
entre les Églises», lit-on dans l’introduction préparée pour la célébration de
la Semaine de prière pour l'unité, «et la méfiance des uns envers les autres
peuvent faire obstacle à l’engagement dans la voie de l’œcuménisme. Certains
craignent que l’œcuménisme puisse leur faire perdre leur identité
confessionnelle et entrave la “croissance” de leur Église». Pour emprunter le
chemin de l'œcuménisme, il faut réunir confiance et espérance. Et il est
nécessaire, poursuit le document, «que les Églises prévoient des initiatives
œcuméniques dans leurs programmes pastoraux et promeuvent la formation
œcuménique des agents pastoraux et de tous les fidèles. Une véritable
conversion spirituelle, pastorale et ecclésiale, sans prosélytisme, est
essentielle pour parvenir à un dialogue œcuménique authentique, sans faux
irénisme. L’unité des chrétiens, qui a sa source et son but ultime dans l’amour
du Père, du Fils et du Saint-Esprit, est une grâce que nous devons implorer de
Dieu dans la prière».<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;">La recherche de l'unité: la prière est
essentielle</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;">La date traditionnelle, pour
l'hémisphère nord, de la célébration de la Semaine de prière pour l'unité des
chrétiens, du 18 au 25 janvier, a été proposée en 1908 par le Père Paul Wattson
-qui, à cette date, a célébré pour la première fois à Graymoor (New York), une
«Octave de prière pour l'unité»- parce qu'elle se situe entre la fête de la
Chaire de saint Pierre et celle de la Conversion de saint Paul et qu'elle a
donc une signification symbolique. En 1935, c'est l'abbé Paul Couturier, en
France, qui promeut la «Semaine universelle de prière pour l'unité des
chrétiens», fondée sur la prière pour «l'unité voulue par le Christ». En 1964,
à Jérusalem, le Pape Paul VI et le patriarche Athénagoras ont prié ensemble la
prière de Jésus «pour que tous soient un» et, la même année, le décret sur
l'œcuménisme du concile Vatican II a souligné que la prière est l'âme du
mouvement œcuménique, encourageant l'observance de la Semaine. En 2021, le Pape
François a invité tous les baptisés à entreprendre un chemin ensemble pour
construire une Église synodale et, lors de la veillée œcuménique du 30
septembre, à la veille de la première phase de la XVI assemblée du Synode des
évêques, il a déclaré: «Le silence est essentiel sur le chemin de l'unité des
chrétiens. Il est en effet fondamental pour la prière, d'où part l'œcuménisme
et sans laquelle il est stérile».<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;">Le Pape rappelle le geste de fraternité
de Paul VI et Athënagoras il y a 60 ansAprès la prière de l’Angélus en la
solennité de l’Épiphanie, le Pape François a évoqué la rencontre il y a
soixante ans entre saint Paul VI et le patriarche œcuménique Athënagoras ...</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;">Communauté du Chemin Neuf: faisons tout
ensemble</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;">La Communauté catholique du Chemin Neuf,
composée de laïcs et de religieux, a été fondée en 1973 à Lyon, en France, par
le père jésuite Laurent Fabre. Elle compte aujourd'hui quelque 2000 frères et
sœurs dans une trentaine de pays. C'est une réalité ecclésiale à forte vocation
œcuménique. «Nous osons croire à l'unité visible de l'Église», est-il écrit
dans ses Constitutions, «et nous recevons comme mission d'y travailler de
toutes nos forces, ayant le désir de faire nôtre la prière de Jésus qui est le
premier à prier pour l'unité». C'est précisément le groupe burkinabé du Chemin
Neuf qui a soutenu les chrétiens du pays dans la préparation des textes de la
Semaine de prière pour l'unité de cette année 2024.</span><span lang="FR" style="mso-ansi-language: FR;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;">Vatican News</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;"><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985573146383716922.post-63568822493566974452024-01-12T09:40:00.000-08:002024-01-18T09:41:58.511-08:00TERRE SAINTE: ECOLES SOUS LE CHOC<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYG7nB7FELG57UGS400aeVXGjnwwiho0_AcPOKE1vWUDDwVsoZavtllcOkdd5Fg0u_ndUosdZe4neRfD8mP1_AKVySMVeaityvIXPDTrA1Vk95taEaik6R14gi_zuLRwfalPO6de2smJV5r376mFjVvjNamimkZimL8OzFhSOlAtDiOC8ECF6MS9cqsnMJ/s821/Gaza%20bambini.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="821" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYG7nB7FELG57UGS400aeVXGjnwwiho0_AcPOKE1vWUDDwVsoZavtllcOkdd5Fg0u_ndUosdZe4neRfD8mP1_AKVySMVeaityvIXPDTrA1Vk95taEaik6R14gi_zuLRwfalPO6de2smJV5r376mFjVvjNamimkZimL8OzFhSOlAtDiOC8ECF6MS9cqsnMJ/s320/Gaza%20bambini.jpeg" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><b style="text-align: justify;">Il existe une centaine d’écoleschrétiennes en Terre Sainte dont une trentaine enseigne le français. </b></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><b style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Toutes ont
fermé leurs portes au lendemain</span></b></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> des événements du 7 octobre.</span></b></b></span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> - </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;">Mireille Broussous<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;">Depuis les massacres du 7 octobre
dernier perpétrés par le Hamas en Israël et la riposte israélienne à Gaza, le
fonctionnement des établissements chrétiens en Terre Sainte – une centaine en
tout - est totalement bouleversé. Les quatre écoles de Gaza ont, bien sûr,
fermé leurs portes. La magnifique école catholique des Sœurs du Saint Rosaire
(photo ci-contre), a même été détruite par des bombardements courant novembre.
A cette institution, symbole de la présence chrétienne à Gaza, mais aussi du
travail de l’Église catholique latine dans le domaine de l’éducation,
s'ajoutent une cinquantaine de maisons de familles chrétiennes, entièrement
démolies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">A Bethléem, les établissements n’ont
toujours pas rouvert et n’utilisent que le distanciel. Ailleurs, comme à Taybeh
en Cisjordanie, ils décident au jour le jour. Quand ils le peuvent, ils
assurent les cours en présentiel. Dans le cas contraire, ils optent pour des
cours en ligne. À Tel Aviv, l’école des frères lassaliens de Jaffa de donne pas
de cours dans ses propres locaux mais à côté d’un abri anti-bombe… « Les
enseignants ont aujourd’hui affaire à des élèves très traumatisés notamment à
Ramallah. Ils doivent faire preuve de beaucoup de tact et de douceur et
échangent avec eux sur la situation », affirme Alice de Rambuteau,
coordinatrice du Réseau Barnabé qui connaît parfaitement la région.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">Créé il y a seize ans et coordonné par
la direction diocésaine de Paris, le Réseau Barnabé soutient les établissements
chrétiens de Terre sainte et accompagne la diffusion de la langue et de la
culture françaises dans une trentaine d’établissements. Bien sûr, il suit la
situation de près même si les volontaires français qu’il accompagne d’habitude
ont dû rentrer début novembre dans l’hexagone à la demande du consulat général
de France à Jérusalem. Régulièrement, Alice de Rambuteau prend des nouvelles des
80 enseignants de français présents en Terre Sainte et se préoccupe plus encore
de la dizaine de professeurs enseignant dans l’un des quatre établissements
chrétiens de Gaza. « Nous savons que la coordinatrice de français a pu partir
au Caire et qu’une enseignante est restée chez elle. Les logements des 8 autres
ont été détruits. Elles ont rejoint des membres de leur famille », indique
Alice de Rambuteau.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">Comment apporter de l’aide aux
établissements chrétiens présents sur place et surtout à ceux qui y enseignent
ou y étudient ? « Il faut prier pour eux et garder un lien fort pour leur
signifier que nous ne les oublions pas. Je reçois beaucoup de messages
d’établissements catholiques français qui veulent les soutenir. Via notre
Réseau, ils peuvent leur adresser des messages internet ou même des cartes de
vœux et courriers car des vols ont repris entre Paris et Jérusalem », souligne
Alice de Rambuteau. Ceux qui souhaitent donner de l’argent peuvent le faire via
l’Œuvre d’Orient. Si un établissement souhaite faire un don précisément à un
établissement de Gaza, il peut le faire via le Réseau Barnabé.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">La coordinatrice garde le lien et montre
l’exemple. Elle est en train de mettre en place un camp d’été en Terre sainte,
qui sera animé par des enseignants d’établissements catholiques français. « On
ne sait pas encore s’il pourra avoir lieu mais nous le programmons. Si la
situation s’améliore, nous prendrons les billets d’avion en avril. Nous verrons
bien… Il faut avoir le goût de l’aventure sinon il ne se passe rien. »</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span><a href="https://enseignement-catholique.fr/les-ecoles-chretiennes-de-terre-sainte-sous-le-choc/" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">Enseignement
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text-align: center;">HOLY MASS ON THE SOLEMNITY OF MARY, <br />MOTHER OF GOD</a></span></b><p></p><div class="abstract text parbase vaticanrichtext" style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="color-text"><a href="https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/libretti/2024/20240101-libretto-maria-madre-di-dio.pdf"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> 57th WORLD DAY OF PEACE</span></b></a></span></p><p style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: center;"><b><i><span class="title-1-color" style="color: #663300; font-size: 18px;">HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS</span></i></b></p><p style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: center;"><i><span class="color-text" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0) !important;">St Peter’s Basilica<br />Monday, 1st January 2024</span></i></p><p style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;">[<b><a href="http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/events/event.dir.html/content/vaticanevents/en/2024/1/1/madre-di-dio.html" style="color: #663300;">Multimedia</a></b>]</p><p style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;">_________________________</p><p style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/es/homilies/2024/documents/20240101_omelia-madredidio-pace.html"> <span style="color: #663300; font-family: DroidSansRegular; text-align: right;">[</span><span style="color: #663300; font-family: DroidSansRegular; text-align: right;"> </span><span style="color: #663300; font-family: DroidSansRegular;"><span style="text-align: right;">AR</span></span><span style="color: #663300; font-family: DroidSansRegular; text-align: right;"> </span><span style="color: #663300; font-family: DroidSansRegular; text-align: right;"> - </span><span style="color: #663300; font-family: DroidSansRegular;"><span style="text-align: right;">DE</span></span><span style="color: #663300; font-family: DroidSansRegular; text-align: right;"> </span><span style="color: #663300; font-family: DroidSansRegular; 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font-size: medium;">The words of the Apostle Paul illumine the beginning of this new year: “When the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman” (<i>Gal </i>4:4). The expression “the fullness of time” is striking. In ancient times, time was measured using vases of water; the passage of time was marked by how long it took for an empty vase to be filled. Hence the meaning of the phrase “fullness of time”: once the vase of history is filled, divine grace spills over. God becomes man and he does so through a woman, Mary. She is the means chosen by God, the culmination of that long line of individuals and generations that “drop by drop” prepared for the Lord’s coming into the world. The Mother, then, stands at the very heart of the mystery of time. It pleased God to turn history around through her, the <i>woman</i>. With that one word, “woman”, the Scripture brings us back to the beginning, to Genesis, and makes us realize that the Mother and Child mark a new creation, a new beginning. Thus, at the beginning of the time of salvation, there is the Holy Mother of God, our Holy Mother.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It is fitting, then, that the year should open by invoking her; it is fitting that God’s faithful people should acclaim her with joy, as once those bold Christians did in Ephesus, as the<i> Holy Mother of God</i>. For those words, <i>Mother of God</i>, express the joyful certainty that the Lord, a tiny Child in his Mamma’s arms, has united himself <i>forever</i> to our humanity, to the point that it is no longer only ours, but his as well. <i>Mother of God</i>: a simple phrase that confesses the Lord’s eternal covenant with us. <i>Mother of God</i>: a dogma of faith, but also a “dogma of hope”; God in man, and man in God, forever. The Holy Mother of God.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">In the fullness of time, the Father sent his Son, born of a woman. But Saint Paul also speaks of a second sending: “God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, ‘Abba, Father!’” (<i>Gal </i>4:6). In the sending of the Spirit, the Mother also plays a central role: the Holy Spirit comes to rest upon her at the Annunciation (cf. <i>Lk </i>1:35); later, at the birth of the Church, he descends upon the apostles gathered in prayer “with Mary, the Mother” (<i>Acts </i>1:14). Mary’s receptiveness to the working of the Spirit brought us the greatest of all gifts: she “enabled the Lord of Majesty to become our brother” (THOMAS OF CELANO, <i>Vita secunda</i>, CL, 198: FF 786), so that the Spirit can cry out in our hearts: “Abba, Father!” The motherhood of Mary is the path leading us to the paternal tenderness of God, the closest, most direct and easiest of paths. This is God’s “style”: closeness, compassion and tenderness. Indeed, the Mother leads us to the beginning and heart of faith, which is not a theory or a task, but a boundless gift that makes us beloved sons and daughters, tabernacles of the Father’s love. It follows that welcoming the Mother into our lives is not a matter of devotion but a requirement of faith: “If we want to be Christians, we must be ‘Marians’” (SAINT PAUL VI, <i>Homily in Cagliari</i>, 24 April 1970), that is “children of Mary”.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Church needs Mary in order to recover her own feminine face, to resemble more fully the woman, Virgin and Mother, who is her model and perfect image (cf. <i><a href="https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19641121_lumen-gentium_en.html" style="color: #663300;">Lumen Gentium</a></i>, 63), to make space for women and to be “generative” through a pastoral ministry marked by concern and care, patience and maternal courage. The world, too, needs to look to mothers and to women in order to find peace, to emerge from the spiral of violence and hatred, and once more see things with genuinely human eyes and hearts. Every society needs to accept the gift that is woman, every woman: to respect, defend and esteem women, in the knowledge that whosoever harms a single woman profanes God, who was “born of a woman”.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Just as Mary, the <i>woman</i>, played a decisive role in the fullness of time, she is also decisive in the lives of each of us, for no one knows better than a Mother the stages of growth and the urgent needs of her children. Mary shows us this in yet another “beginning”: the first sign that Jesus performs, at the wedding feast of Cana. There, she is the one who realizes that the wine has run out, and who appeals to Jesus (cf. <i>Jn </i>2:3). The needs of her children move her, the Mother, to beg Jesus to intervene. At Cana, Jesus says: “‘Fill the jars with water’. And they filled them up to the brim” (<i>Jn </i>2:7). Mary knows our needs; she intercedes to make grace overflow in our lives and to guide them to authentic fulfilment. Brothers and sisters, all of us have our shortcomings, our times of loneliness, our inner emptiness that cries out to be filled. Each of us knows this well. Who can fill our emptiness if not Mary, the <i>Mother of fullness</i>? Whenever we are tempted to retreat into ourselves, let us run to her; whenever we are no longer able to untie the knots in our lives, let us seek refuge in her. Our times, bereft of peace, need a Mother who can reunite the human family. Let us look to Mary, in order to become artisans of unity. Let us do so with her maternal creativity and concern for her children. For she unites them and consoles them; she listens to their troubles and she dries their tears. And let us look upon that tender icon of the <i>Virgo lactans</i> [of Montevergine Abbey]. That is how our mother is with: how tenderly she looks after us and draws close to us. She cares for us and remains close to us.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Let us entrust this coming year to the Mother of God. Let us consecrate our lives to her. With tender love, she will open our eyes to their fullness. For she will lead us to Jesus, who is himself “the fullness of time”, of every time, of our own time, of each one of us. Indeed, as was once written: “It was not the fullness of time that brought about the sending of the Son of God, but the sending of the Son that brought about the fullness of time” (cf. MARTIN LUTHER, <i>Vorlesung über den Galaterbrief </i>1516-1517, 18). Brothers and sisters, may this year be filled with the consolation of the Lord! May this year be filled with the tender maternal love of Mary, the Holy Mother of God.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I now invite all of us together to proclaim three times: <i>Holy Mother of God! Holy Mother of God! Holy Mother of God!</i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>www.vatican.va</i></span></p><p style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985573146383716922.post-36633737277239488442023-12-27T03:38:00.000-08:002023-12-27T03:38:03.480-08:00CHRISTMAS 2023: SILENCE, SOBRIETY, LISTENING<p> </p><div align="center">
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sobriety and listening</span></strong><span style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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the Christmas Season</span></strong><b><span style="color: firebrick; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 125%;"><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Prefect of the Dicastery</span></strong></span></b><span style="color: #202020; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 125%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 125%; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 7.5pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #202020; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 125%;">"The Incarnation is truly the beginning of a
new life! In sending us his Son, God the Father offers us the
possibility of not being left abandoned and being prisoners of
our misery. Jesus is God who became human to teach us what the
true values of life are -- mercy, forgiveness and charity -- and
he gives us the strength to put them into practice.<br />
<br />
As we gather around the Crib at home with our families and in the
quiet of our churches, let us ask Our Lady for the humility and
wisdom to recognise that Jesus is our Saviour and to welcome him
into our lives without hesitation. May this Christmas help us to
grow in faith in God and in charity towards everybody, especially
towards those most afflicted by suffering and need". [...] <a href="https://laityfamilylife.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=090621df2eb220b1dcfad026f&id=e918ea67ef&e=191be5ac6f" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: firebrick; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">CONTINUE READING</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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you all!</span></em><span style="color: #202020; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 125%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985573146383716922.post-74233601214358355162023-12-25T05:00:00.000-08:002023-12-25T08:30:37.450-08:00MAY CHRISTMAS BRING PEACE<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjatNryPkvYJEdzirqHD_otHsa3Ba_D_7zGBDG97znT8Cby-pH_opkD8Xqocl6deJfO0dEqOWwHyjVKyt3UCFtzzcUPAGS6hky0KFPSQkmPPfrGdiIi1sxg2T3svTRQuRkDbH0wn5odZPrRbKQ1yTd4x62pCvAAreGzyIWQs554kB5BGGmzaTg95kJG8hnj" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="491" data-original-width="755" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjatNryPkvYJEdzirqHD_otHsa3Ba_D_7zGBDG97znT8Cby-pH_opkD8Xqocl6deJfO0dEqOWwHyjVKyt3UCFtzzcUPAGS6hky0KFPSQkmPPfrGdiIi1sxg2T3svTRQuRkDbH0wn5odZPrRbKQ1yTd4x62pCvAAreGzyIWQs554kB5BGGmzaTg95kJG8hnj" width="320" /></a><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b> </b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;">Pope: May Christmas bring peace </span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;">to our world</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;"> and turn
sorrow</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;"> into joy</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>In his Christmas message at the midday "Urbi et
Orbi" blessing on Christmas Day, Pope Francis speaks of how the Child
Jesus reveals God's tender love for each one of us, which brings about
"the joy that consoles hearts, renews hope and bestows peace.</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">" He
prays for world peace and calls for every effort to stop violence and help
those who are suffering.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; text-indent: -18pt;">-<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; text-indent: -18pt;">By
Thaddeus Jones</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">Greeting the crowds gathered in Saint Peter's Square
from the central loggia of Saint Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis offered his
traditional good wishes on this Christmas Day with a message followed by his
solemn "Urbi et Orbi" blessing, to the city and the world.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">The Pope said we look to the birthplace of Jesus in
Bethlehem during these times, sadly marked by "sorrow and silence."
Yet the birth of the Saviour there and the proclamation of the angel, “To you
is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord,” give
us great hope as "the Lord has been born for us...the eternal Word of the
Father, the infinite God, has made His home among us."</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Good news that changed history</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Introducing his message, the Pope said the “good news
of great joy” we celebrate is the "sure promise of an unprecedented gift:
the hope of being born for heaven" as the Lord's birth reveals God's
tender love and that Jesus "gives us 'power to become children of God.'”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">“This is the joy that consoles hearts, renews hope and
bestows peace. It is the joy of the Holy Spirit: the joy born of being God’s
beloved sons and daughters.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">God's light dispelling the darkness</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Despite the "deep shadows" covering
Bethlehem today, "an undying flame has been lighted" the Pope
underscored, as God's light has overcome the darkness.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">“Let us exult in this gift of grace! ... Rejoice, you
who have abandoned all hope, for God offers you His outstretched hand; He does
not point a finger at you, but offers you His little baby hand, in order to set
you free from your fears, to relieve you of your burdens and to show you that,
in His eyes, you are more valuable than anything else.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The innocent victims of today</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Following the birth of the Saviour came the slaughter
of the innocents, the Pope recalled, and he remembered the innocents, the
"little Jesuses" of today, who are victims "in their mothers’
wombs, in odysseys undertaken in desperation and in search of hope, in the
lives of all those little ones whose childhood has been devastated by
war."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">“Yes” to the Prince of Peace</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">We must say "yes" to peace and
"no" to war the Pope decried, as every war marks "a defeat
without victors, an inexcusable folly." <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">He also called for a "no" to weaponry given
that with human weakness we can often end up using it for war sooner or later.
Peace is even more difficult, he observed, "when arms production, sales,
and trade are on the rise" and public funds spent on arms can come at the
expense of bread for the hungry. He decried "the interests and the profits
that move the puppet strings of war" that must be brought to light, since
they are often unknown to the wider public. He prayed that "with God’s
help" may we make "every effort" for the day when "nation
shall not lift up sword against nation."</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">An end to violence in the Holy Land</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Looking at parts of the world where peace is distant,
the Pope prayed for an end to the war devastating the lives of people in Israel
and Palestine. He offered his consolation to the people of Gaza and the entire
region and in particular the Christian communities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">He said his "heart grieves for the victims of the
abominable attack of 7 October," and he repeated his "urgent appeal
for the liberation of those still being held hostage."</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">The Pope pleaded for "an end to the military
operations with their appalling harvest of innocent civilian victims" and
called for "a solution to the desperate humanitarian situation by an
opening to the provision of humanitarian aid" in Gaza.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">With an end to the violence, the Pope expressed hopes
that sincere and "persevering dialogue" with strong political will
and international support can lead to resolving the "Palestinian
question."</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Peace for our world</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The Pope named other nations struggling to arrive at
peace and stability, mentioning war-torn Syria, Yemen, and struggling Lebanon,
assuring all the people of his prayers for their well-being. He implored peace
for Ukraine, asking everyone to "renew our spiritual and human closeness
to its embattled people" so that they also "may feel the concrete
reality of God’s love."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Dialogue and reconcilation</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">May Armenia and Azerbaijan draw closer to a definitive
peace, he prayed, especially through humanitarian outreach and the return of
refugees to their homes in security and with respect for religious traditions
and places of worship. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">he Pope prayed for the people of the Sahel region,
the Horn of Africa, Sudan, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and
South Sudan - all places where tensions are high, but peace is possible with
goodwill and hard efforts.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">May the "fraternal bonds" be strengthened on
the Korean peninsula, the Pope prayed, through "dialogue and
reconciliation capable of creating the conditions for lasting peace."</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>Solidarity with all</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Turning to the Americas, the Pope prayed for common
efforts to resolve social and political conflicts, to alleviate poverty, and to
address the issues forcing people to migrate. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">"May we remember the those who have no voice,
especially children who suffer from lack of food and water, the unemployed,
those forced to migrate and risking their lives who are often prey to
unscrupulous traffickers."</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A Jubilee of grace and hope</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In conclusion, the Pope said that in just one year,
the Jubilee of 2025 will be inaugurated, marking a "season of grace and
hope," but one that requires our preparation through a "conversion of
hearts, for the rejection of war and the embrace of peace."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">May we joyfully respond to the Lord’s call, he said,
"in the words of Isaiah’s prophecy, 'to bring good news to the oppressed,
to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release
to the prisoners.'”</span></p>
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