[Sundaycommunity] Book by Pope Francis

[Dave Snelgrove]

Thanks for this excellent tip, Brian.  Look forward to reading it.  rgs

On Wed., Mar. 24, 2021, 12:24 p.m. Brian Halferty via Sundaycommunity, <
sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I recently came across a new book written by Pope Francis. Actually, the
> Title page says it was written "In conversation with Austen Ivereigh". The
> book was published during the past year and is entitled: "Let Us Dream: The
> Path to a Better Future."  (I'm attaching a scanned copy of the book cover.)
>
> The book is an easy and gentle read, and I'm finding it interesting
> because it is written during our current pandemic and addresses so many of
> the issues that people have been facing, from the fear of the virus, to the
> many social restrictions that have been put in place, to our hopes and
> dreams for what the future might look like.  It also touches on other
> burning issues of the day: poverty, racism, genocide, the climate and our
> damaged Earth.
>
> Here's a brief paragraph from page 36, just to give you some of the
> flavour of the book:
> 'In every personal "Covid," so to speak, in every "stoppage," what is
> revealed is what needs to change: our lack of internal freedom, the idols
> we have been serving, the ideologies we have tried to live by, the
> relationships we have neglected.  What is the greatest fruit of a personal
> Covid? I'd say patience, sprinkled with a healthy sense of humor, which
> allows us to endure and make space for change to happen."
>
> I'm enjoying reading the book and am finding encouragement and inspiration
> in it.
>
> Best wishes to all,
> Brian
>
>
>
> *Brian J. Halferty*
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