Trust. A Poem
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Trust. A Poem

ByFons

(TRUST    A light-hearted take on Pope Francis’ important  Urbi et Orbi meditation on 27 March 2020).     TRUST                                        (Mk 4,38) Off we go. All aboard ! All agreed, of one accord. See how the fishermen have scored; All big and little fish still stored, Some to eat and some to hoard – Hard work’s happy just…

The Post-Covid-19 World – A Penetrating analysis
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The Post-Covid-19 World – A Penetrating analysis

ByFons

From the outset, too, long-term questions were emerging about the ‘post-Covid’ world. Such questions risk wishful thinking. Will the world indeed ‘emerge from crisis’, or are we now compelled to recognise that the concept of a ‘crisis-free existence’ is mere complacency? A public health specialist estimates that, even given a promising new treatment for those…

Laudato Si’ Special Anniversary Year: A Call to Decolonise Botanical Collections
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Laudato Si’ Special Anniversary Year: A Call to Decolonise Botanical Collections

ByFons

We like to think that things get better over time. But as the Black Lives Matter movement has rightly shown, change happens too slowly, or is superficial, or doesn’t happen at all. In my own field of research, you can see an imperialist view prevail. Scientists continue to report how new species are “discovered” every year, species…

‘We Cannot Be Silent about Racism’ – Bishops of Southwark
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‘We Cannot Be Silent about Racism’ – Bishops of Southwark

ByFons

We are committed to making sure that our parishes, schools, and communities are places where everyone is welcomed, where everyone is affirmed, where everyone is encouraged; where everyone is respected for the person God has created them to be and for the person God is calling them to become. We have, in our Church, some…