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martedì 12 settembre 2023

WHERE IS THE SCHOOL ? DOV'E' LA SCUOLA ?

 

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L’arcivescovo di Milano: “Dov’è la scuola? 

È là dove c’è gente che ama l’umanità e il suo futuro”

 «Dov’è la scuola?» si interrogano i bambini che si affacciano per la prima volta, tenuti per mano da genitori più in ansia di loro, mentre entrano nell’edificio più volte guardato dall’esterno con un desiderio vivo di entrare nel mondo nuovo.

«Dov’è la scuola?» si domandano i dirigenti, i docenti, il personale che inizia un anno di responsabilità e di lavoro in una nuova sede e studia i percorsi, i parcheggi e soprattutto i volti di colleghi e collaboratori per capire dove si sia capitati.

 «Dov’è la scuola?» si domanda l’agente della polizia locale incaricato di organizzare il caos dei primi giorni e l’ingorgo di auto e pedoni.

 Ma la domanda non cerca solo l’indirizzo da impostare sul navigatore. Piuttosto intende collocare la scuola in un contesto in cui urge una fierezza di essere scuola, una proposta di relazioni, di istruzione, di valori civici.

 «Dov’è la scuola?» è l’appello all’istituzione che raduna la totalità della generazione del futuro perché la scuola sia riconoscibile come una comunità plurale e corale, propositiva e paziente. La molteplicità delle esigenze, delle aspettative, delle problematiche deve essere condotta a una presenza riconoscibile e autorevole per offrire percorsi di formazione, di educazione, di ricerca vocazionale.

 «Dov’è la scuola?» è il rimprovero da rivolgere a chi a scuola non ci va, alle famiglie che non sono in grado o non hanno voglia di pretendere che i figli frequentino con regolarità e impegno il percorso scolastico che la comunità propone.

 «Dov’è la scuola?» è la richiesta che si deve porre ai responsabili del bene comune e degli investimenti, perché si provveda a riparare i danni delle tempeste estive, ad adeguare gli edifici perché siano sicuri, accoglienti, belli, adeguatamente vigilati.

 «Dov’è la scuola?» è la domanda che mi pongo, perché vorrei entrare in ogni scuola e in ogni classe per dire un augurio, per assicurare la disponibilità della comunità cristiana locale a coltivare buoni rapporti per una rispettosa e costruttiva collaborazione al servizio del bene di tutti.

 Vorrei dire a ogni dirigente, a ogni docente, a ogni persona del servizio alla struttura la mia stima, il mio incoraggiamento e la mia benedizione per l’anno scolastico che inizia e la speranza che non tardi troppo e non sia troppo complicata l’alleanza con le famiglie, con le espressioni del territorio che accompagnano i più giovani nello sport, nelle arti, nell’affrontare i problemi di salute, di disabilità, di inserimento.

 «Dov’è la scuola?». Io posso rispondere: la scuola è nel pensiero e nella passione di chi vi lavora, la scuola è tra le priorità delle amministrazioni e delle istituzioni, la scuola è nel buon senso lungimirante delle famiglie che chiedono istruzione e formazione per il futuro dei propri figli.

 Ecco dov’è la scuola, là dove c’è gente che ama l’umanità e il suo futuro. Con ogni buon augurio.

 

+ Mario Delpini, arcivescovo di Milano




Archbishop of Milan: "Where is the school?

 It is where there are people who love humanity and its future."

 "Where is the school?" wonder the children looking out for the first time, held by the hands of parents more anxious than they are, as they enter the building many times looked at from the outside with a vivid desire to enter the new world.

 "Where is the school?" wonder the principals, faculty, and staff as they begin a year of responsibility and work in a new location and study the routes, parking lots, and especially the faces of colleagues and co-workers to figure out where they have landed.

 "Where is the school?" wonders the local police officer in charge of organizing the chaos of the early days and the traffic jam of cars and pedestrians.

 But the question is not just looking for an address to set on the navigator. Rather, it seeks to place the school in a context where a pride in being a school, a proposal for relationships, education, and civic values, is urgently needed.

 "Where is the school?" is the call to the institution that gathers the totality of the future generation for the school to be recognizable as a plural and choral community, purposeful and patient. The multiplicity of needs, expectations, and problems must be led to a recognizable and authoritative presence to offer pathways for formation, education, and vocational research.

 "Where is the school?" is the rebuke to be addressed to those who do not go to school, to families who are unable or unwilling to demand that their children attend with regularity and commitment the schooling that the community offers.

 "Where is the school?" is the demand that must be put to those responsible for the common good and investment, so that the damage of the summer storms can be repaired, buildings adapted so that they are safe, welcoming, beautiful, and adequately supervised.

 "Where is the school?" is the question I ask, for I would like to enter every school and every classroom to say a good wish, to assure the readiness of the local Christian community to cultivate good relationships for respectful and constructive cooperation in the service of the good of all.

 I would like to say to every principal, every teacher, every facility service person my esteem, my encouragement and my blessing for the school year that is beginning and my hope that the alliance with families, with the expressions of the territory that accompany the youngest in sports, in the arts, in dealing with problems of health, of disability, of inclusion, will not be too late and will not be too complicated.

 "Where is school?" I can answer school is in the thinking and passion of those who work there, school is among the priorities of administrations and institutions, school is in the forward-looking common sense of families who demand education and training for the future of their children.

 That is where the school is, where there are people who love humanity and its future. With every good wish.

+ Mario Delpini, archbishop of Milan




lunedì 7 agosto 2023

KEEP RIDING THE WAVES OF LOVE AND CHARITY


In the final WYD event on his schedule, Pope Francis thanks the 25 thousand World Youth Day volunteers from 150 countries for their wonderful generosity, service and faith.

- By Thaddeus Jones

 In his final meeting with young people in Lisbon on Sunday afternoon, Pope Francis met with 25 thousand World Youth Day volunteers at another large outdoor event on a sun-baked afternoon there. The volunteers came from around the world representing 150 countries.

 Celebration and joy

The event began with a video featuring video highlights of World You day as a way to relive the intense and joyous days of celebration and joy. Participants from around the world shared their experience of the celebrations in a video collage of interviews interspersed with moments from the WYD events.

 Then three young participants offered their own live testimonies telling the Pope about their experience of World Youth Day and how it transformed them and their faith.

 Chiara from Germany working in youth ministry said the WYD events gave her a tangible experience of God's boundless love and acceptance. She added that it marked a powerful experience of being part of a Church that represents so many people from around the world, a real family, and a beautiful mosaic of cultures and believers in the one God searching for His love.

 Francisco from Portugal just graduated from college, but spent the past year assisting in the preparations for WYD as a volunteer. He said it's been a real journey and hard work, but a wonderful experience of inner growth and seeing Jesus in others, especially their smiles.

 Then Filipe, a volunteer also from Portugal, spoke about how WYD helped him draw closer to the Lord and recognize the Lord in every person he met. He expressed his lifelong mission to serve Christ and others for peace in our world.

 Thank you to all

The Patriarch of Lisbon, Cardinal Manuel Clemente, then thanked the Pope for his presence and participation, saying everyone will carry the experiences in their hearts and memories. He thanked the volunteers for their great dedication, calling them the "World Youth Day 2023 generation".

 Pope Francis then read parts of his prepared address and spoke ad lib, expressing his profound gratitude and praising everyone for their hard work making these unforgettable days possible. Recalling how everyone labored for months, behind the scenes with little fanfare, they set an example as a real team and service for all.

 Joy of service

The Pope said despite the fatigue he could see on their faces at times, he always noticed that their eyes glowed "with the joy of service."  He thanked them for their generosity, rushing to meet others and to serve them "in the name of Jesus."

 Recalling the testimonies of Chiara, Francisco and Filipe, the Pope observed how all three spoke of "a special encounter with Jesus" and how that "most beautiful" experience became the "engine" that helps us move in earnest and keep going in our life of faith and service.

 “Renewing the personal encounter with Jesus every day is the heart of the Christian life.”

 Vatican News

martedì 14 febbraio 2023

LET LOVE HEAL THE WORLD

Valentine’s Day, a time to show love, is a welcome celebration for today’s world, which is so lacking in compassion and selfless love, according to Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of the Diocese of Oyo, in Nigeria.

 - Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo - Diocese of Oyo, Nigeria.

Saint Valentine, with whom the celebration is associated, lived a life of selfless and sacrificial love beyond flowers, material gifts, kisses and sex.

 Love keeps the world sane

All who celebrate Valentine’s Day should really become agents of authentic, life-giving love in all forms. If Valentine's Day is about showing and spreading true love, then we all need it. Children, youth, adults, the elderly, the dying and even the dead all need love. No matter who we are, Bishops, priests, pastors, politicians, people in business, civil servants, traders, entertainers, athletes and artisans, young or old, we all need love to remain sane and make everyday life meaningful.

I have not found a better description of love than what Saint Paul wrote in the Bible, in his letter to the Corinthians: “Love is always patient and kind; love is never jealous; love is not boastful or conceited, it is never rude and never seeks its own advantage, it does not take offence or store up grievances. Love does not rejoice at wrongdoing but finds its joy in truth. It is always ready to make allowances, to trust, to hope and to endure whatever comes. Love never ends” (1 Cor. 13: 4-8).

The healing power of love

That kind of Valentine love is needed in the world today. We need it in our homes; we need it in our churches, mosques and shrines. We need it in our schools; we need it in our streets. We need authentic agents of love in our markets, and we need them in our parks. We need them in our filling stations, businesses, and playgrounds. We need them in our banks where people now suffer for no fault of theirs. We need authentic love in every heart so that our country and world can heal from all our hurts and be sane again.

Paul also said: “If I am without love, I am nothing” (1 Cor 13: 2). Can we ourselves achieve anything worthwhile and enduring without love? I doubt that we can. This is why I call on everybody to welcome and celebrate Valentine's true authentic love that is selfless, forgiving, empowering, affirming and life-giving.

Celebrate love every day of the year

Valentine is not just about lovers hanging out in pairs. Valentine is also parents who selflessly care for their children with love. Valentine is celebrated in soldiers and security agents who lay down their life to protect others and their nation. It is Valentine when civil servants serve the public with a genuine sense of duty. Yes, it is Valentine when politicians work to address the true needs of the citizens under their care. Authentic Valentines make a difference in homes, families and in society.

We thus need to celebrate such Valentine Days not only in February but every day of the year to help remake a more just, compassionate, and more loving world. That manner of love will conquer all our greed, selfishness, wickedness, hate, and such love never ends!

So, get right ahead, celebrate a good Valentine’s Day and light up the world, for God is love!

 

Vatican News

 

domenica 26 dicembre 2021

LE SOURIRE DE L'AMOUR - THE SMILE OF LOVE - LA SONRISA DEL AMOR

 Pope to couples: 

God always with you in joys and difficulties of married life

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As Pope Francis announced at the Angelus on the Feast of the Holy Family, he published today an open letter to married couples as part of the Amoris Laetitia Family Year. He encourages families to turn to Jesus who is always near in all the ups and downs of daily family life.

By Devin Watkins

The Church is celebrating the Amoris Laetitia Family Year in the runup to the World Meeting of Families set for 26 June 2022.

As part of that event, and in the midst of the Christmas Season, Pope Francis released a letter for married couples across the globe on Sunday.

The Pope first expressed his desire that families feel his “affection and closeness at this very special time,” which has been marked by the Covid-19 pandemic and recurring lockdowns.

“The present situation has made me want to accompany with humility, affection and openness each individual, married couple and family in all those situations in which you find yourselves.”

God’s unconditional love for couples

Pope Francis focused his letter to couples on the constant presence of Jesus in the day-to-day situations of family life. 

He said all couples have set out on a journey—like Abraham—as they leave their parents’ home and build a new life together in matrimony.

“Our relationship with God shapes us, accompanies us and sends us forth as individuals and, ultimately, helps us to “set out from our land”, albeit in many cases with a certain trepidation and even fear in the face of the unknown.”

Yet, he added, our Christian faith reminds us that we are not alone in the challenges of married life, since Jesus is present as time passes, children are born and grow up, and work and illness ebb and flow.

Married couples “set out towards the land that God promises: to be two in Christ, two in one,” said the Pope. “Your lives become a single life; you become a ‘we’ in loving communion with Jesus, alive and present at every moment of your existence.”

“God is always at your side; He loves you unconditionally. You are not alone!”

Children thirsting for a sign of God’s love

The Holy Father then turned his thoughts to couples with children. He urged parents to live Christ’s love in every interaction, since children are always paying attention and soaking up everything.

“Children are always a gift; they change the history of every family. They are thirsty for love, gratitude, esteem and trust. Being parents calls you to pass on to your children the joy of realizing that they are God’s children.”

The Pope admitted that raising children is no easy task, but that children also “raise” their parents, helping them grow in authority that gives children a sense of security and confidence.

Jesus always in our storm-rocked boat

Pope Francis also urged couples to be active members in their parishes, assisting the Church in her mission of accompanying other families less aware of God’s presence.

“You have the mission of transforming society by your presence in the workplace and ensuring that the needs of families are taken into due account,” he added.

He called marriage a vocation and likened it to a boat on a sometimes-story sea. Jesus, said the Pope, is always either in the boat to calm the sea or walking nearby and awaiting our invitation to climb aboard.

“It is important that, together, you keep your eyes fixed on Jesus. Only in this way, will you find peace, overcome conflicts and discover solutions to many of your problems. Those problems, of course, will not disappear, but you will be able to see them from a different perspective.”

Marriage ‘refuge in pandemic storms’

The Pope went on to reflect on the difficulties and opportunities facing families during the pandemic.

He said recurring lockdowns have forced many families to work, study, recreate, and rest in the same house, a situation he said may be difficult at times.

“The time you spend together, far from being a penance, will be become a refuge amid the storms,” he said. “May every family be a place of acceptance and understanding.”

Pope Francis also recalled his invitation to say “please, thanks, sorry”, while avoiding going to bed without making peace.

Couples, added the Pope, can also kneel together before the Eucharist and say a small prayer each evening.

“Remember also that forgiveness heals every wound. Mutual forgiveness is the fruit of an interior resolve that comes to maturity in prayer, in our relationship with God.”

The Holy Father noted that some couples have found the pandemic unbearable and sought separation, a situation he lamented as causing great pain to children. But he assured separated couples of his “closeness and affection”.

Creative courage and a smile

Finally, Pope Francis encouraged couples preparing for marriage to have “creative courage” as they make the more-difficult-than-ever journey toward married life.

And he sent a word of greeting to grandparents, many of whom have felt more alone during lockdowns, and called them “humanity’s living memory.”

The Pope wrapped up his letter to married couples with an encouragement to always live their vocation with a smile and enthusiasm, never letting their faces “grow sad or gloomy”.

“May Saint Joseph inspire in all families a creative courage, so essential for these times of epochal change. May Our Lady help you to foster in your married lives the culture of encounter that we so urgently need in order to face today’s problems and troubles.”

Vatican News

LETTER OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS

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mercoledì 9 settembre 2020

HEALING THE WORLD: LOVE AND COMMON GOOD - Guérir le monde” - GUERIR LE MONDE: L'AMOUR ET LE BIEN COMMUN - CURAR EL MUNDO: AMOR Y BIEN COMUN


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Pope Francis: "The crisis we are living due to the pandemic is affecting everyone; we will emerge from it for the better if we all seek the common good together; the contrary is we will emerge for the worse. Unfortunately, we see partisan interests emerging. For example, some would like to appropriate possible solutions for themselves, as in the case of vaccines, to then sell them to others. Some are taking advantage of the situation to instigate divisions: by seeking economic or political advantages, generating or exacerbating conflicts. Others simply are not interesting themselves in the suffering of others, they pass by and go their own way (see Lk 10:30-32. They are the devotees of Pontius Pilate, washing their hands of others’ suffering.

The Christian response to the pandemic and to the consequent socio-economic crisis is based on love, above all, love of God who always precedes us (see 1 Jn 4:19). He loves us first, He always precedes us in love and in solutions. He loves us unconditionally and when we welcome this divine love, then we can respond similarly. I love not only those who love me – my family, my friends, my group – but I also love those who do not love me, I also love those who do not know me or who are strangers, and even those who make me suffer or whom I consider enemies (see Mt 5:44). This is Christian wisdom, this is how Jesus acted. And the highest point of holiness, let’s put it that way, is to love one’s enemies which is not easy, it is not easy. Certainly, to love everyone, including enemies, is difficult – I would say it is even an art! But an art that can be learned and improved. True love that makes us fruitful and free is always expansive, and true love is not only expansive, it is inclusive. This love cares, heals and does good. How many times a caress does more good than many arguments, a caress, we can think, of pardon instead of many arguments to defend oneself. It is inclusive love that heals........

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La crise que nous vivons à cause de la pandémie frappe tout le monde; nous pouvons en sortir meilleurs si nous cherchons tous ensemble le bien commun; dans le cas contraire, nous en sortirons pires.  Malheureusement, nous assistons à l'apparition d'intérêts partisans. Par exemple, certains voudraient s'approprier de solutions possibles, comme dans le cas des vaccins et ensuite les vendre aux autres. D'autres profitent de la situation pour fomenter des divisions: pour chercher des avantages économiques ou politiques, en engendrant ou en accroissant les conflits. D'autres ne s'intéressent tout simplement pas à la souffrance d'autrui, passent outre  et poursuivent leur chemin (cf. Lc 10, 30-32). Ce sont les fidèles de Ponce Pilate, ils s'en lavent les mains.

La réponse chrétienne à la pandémie et aux conséquentes crises socio-économiques se base sur l’amour, tout d'abord l'amour de Dieu qui nous précède toujours (cf. 1 Jn 4, 19). Il nous aime le premier, Il nous précède toujours dans l'amour et dans les solutions. Il nous aime de manière inconditionnée, et quand nous accueillons cet amour divin, alors nous pouvons répondre de manière semblable. Je n'aime pas seulement ceux qui m'aiment: ma famille, mes amis, mon groupe, mais aussi ceux qui ne m'aiment pas, j'aime aussi ceux qui ne me connaissent pas, j'aime aussi ceux qui sont des étrangers, et aussi ceux qui me font souffrir ou que je considère comme des ennemis (cf. Mt 5, 44). C'est la sagesse chrétienne, c'est l'attitude de Jésus. Et le point le plus élevé de la sainteté, disons ainsi, est d'aimer ses ennemis, et ce n'est pas facile. Certes, aimer tout le monde, y compris ses ennemis, est difficile – je dirais que c'est un art! Mais un art qu'on peut apprendre et améliorer. L’amour vrai, qui nous rend féconds et libres, est toujours expansif et inclusif. Cet amour soigne, guérit et fait du bien. Bien souvent, une caresse fait plus de bien que beaucoup d'arguments, une caresse de pardon et pas tant d'arguments pour se défendre. C'est l'amour inclusif qui guérit. ....

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La crisis que estamos viviendo a causa de la pandemia golpea a todos; podemos salir mejores si buscamos todos juntos el bien común; al contrario, saldremos peores. Lamentablemente, asistimos al surgimiento de intereses partidistas. Por ejemplo, hay quien quisiera apropiarse de posibles soluciones, como en el caso de las vacunas y después venderlas a los otros. Algunos aprovechan la situación para fomentar divisiones: para buscar ventajas económicas o políticas, generando o aumentando conflictos. Otros simplemente no se interesan por el sufrimiento de los demás, pasan por encima y van por su camino (cfr. Lc 10, 30-32). Son los devotos de Poncio Pilato, se lavan las manos.

La respuesta cristiana a la pandemia y a las consecuentes crisis socio-económicas se basa en el amor, ante todo el amor de Dios que siempre nos precede (cfr. 1 Jn 4, 19). Él nos ama primero, Él siempre nos precede en el amor y en las soluciones. Él nos ama incondicionalmente, y cuando acogemos este amor divino, entonces podemos responder de forma parecida. Amo no solo a quien me ama: mi familia, mis amigos, mi grupo, sino también a los que no me aman, amo también a los que no me conocen, amo también a lo que son extranjeros, y también a los que me hacen sufrir o que considero enemigos (cfr. Mt 5, 44). Esta es la sabiduría cristiana, esta es la actitud de Jesús. Y el punto más alto de la santidad, digamos así, es amar a los enemigos, y no es fácil. Cierto, amar a todos, incluidos los enemigos, es difícil —¡diría que es un arte!—. Pero es un arte que se puede aprender y mejorar. El amor verdadero, que nos hace fecundos y libres, es siempre expansivo e inclusivo. Este amor cura, sana y hace bien. Muchas veces hace más bien una caricia que muchos argumentos, una caricia de perdón y no tantos argumentos para defenderse. Es el amor inclusivo que sana......

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