Elodie Rusera

Desiring Jesus | focus on Interprofessional Leadership, HigherEd Advancement, Global Partnerships & Education Technology. Jeremiah33:3. To God Be The Glory.

[Elodie Rusera @DidyERusera]

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INDASHYIKIRWA MUBAGABO
IGITEGO MUBABYEYI
INYANGAMUGAYO
IMFURA Y'IMANA

*Le plus bon et le plus beau*

• “That man is a success – who has lived well, laughed often and loved much, who has gained the respect of intelligent men and the love of children,

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Let us ask Mary, Queen of Peace, to teach us to renounce hurtful words, hasty judgment, gossip, and slander. May we learn to cherish and nurture love within our families, among friends, in the workplace, on social media, in political debates, and in Christian communities, so that hatred may give way to hope and peace. #ApostolicJourney

[Elodie Rusera @DidyERusera]

@Pontifex 💝

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Connecting young people to digital networks serves no purpose if they remain disconnected from themselves, others, and their own interiority. We must help young people rediscover silence, reflection, the ability to ask questions, the depth of relationships, and openness to transcendence. To listen to the soul, we must lend an ear, because the soul's voice is not a shout, but a whisper.

[James Martin, SJ @JamesMartinSJ]

Pope Leo XIV: "Among these ideologies, I consider particularly insidious the one that suggests that every person must earn or justify his or her own worth, to the point of attributing greater value to those who are more efficient or effective. From this perspective, persons end up being reduced to a means of achieving results, a resource to be used and exploited, and are no longer recognized as a proper end in themselves who should never be instrumentalized. The value of persons, however, does not depend on what they achieve or produce. There are rights that apply to everyone simply by virtue of being human, and no human power can legitimately deny or arbitrarily limit them." #MagnificaHumanitas

[SHAV★ @shavnyuy]

Rwanda keeps raising the standards that most African countries are neglecting.

Ruhehe Primary School sits along a gently curving wall of local volcanic stone, paying homage to Rwandan craftsmanship. Volcanic rock on the walls. Clay roofing tiles that muffle rainfall so lessons continue through storms. Woven bamboo and bark panels filtering light and absorbing sound. 80 percent of construction materials sourced within 50 kilometres of the site. 75 percent of the budget spent inside Ruhehe Village and Musanze district. 110 local workers hired. 35 percent of them women.

Now look at what we build and call a school across most of this continent. A cement block box. Plastered over. Painted yellow on top and ox-blood red at the bottom. No ventilation strategy. No acoustic consideration. No connection to the landscape or the culture. A building that could exist anywhere and therefore belongs nowhere.

The material knowledge is here. The stone is here. The clay is here. Rwanda proved that building well does not cost more and it costs differently, and it pays back in ways a painted cement box never will.

This is not a foreign standard. This is an African one.

Ruhehe Primary School, Musanze District, Rwanda 🇷🇼 | MASS Design Group + African Design Centre | 1,120 students | 2018 | 📷 Iwan Baan

[Ciro🇻🇦🇦🇷 @Ritualist_06]

Catholics dedicate May to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Not because Mary is God.

Not because Mary replaces Jesus.

Not because Catholics “invented” Marian devotion.

But because the woman who said YES to God gave birth to Jesus Christ, true God and true Man.

That is why the Church calls her Mother of God.

This title is not emotional Catholic poetry. It is ancient Christian doctrine.

Elizabeth said it first:

“And why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?”~ Luke 1:43

[Pray The Rosary @PrayTheRosary]

A statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary being crowned during the month of May which is dedicated to Our Lady

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

The Catholic Church has consistently taught that each human life, from the moment of conception until natural death, is sacred and deserves to be protected. Indeed, the right to life is the very foundation of every other human right. For this reason, only when a society safeguards the sanctity of human life will it flourish and prosper.

[Annalena Baerbock @UN_PGA]

I met H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Rwanda. We discussed the importance of remembering the destruction that a genocide could bring, and our obligation to never again allow it to happen.

[Carolina ❤️‍🔥 @realCarola2Hope]

Pope Leo XIV is not ‘woke’, nor a Marxist, nor a progressive, nor a leftist.

The Pope is simply a Christian.

When he defends the poor and the innocent, he is following the Gospel.

When he denounces injustice, he is imitating Christ.

When he speaks for the poor, he is repeating word for word the Sermon on the Mount.

Those who are angry at him are not fighting with Pope Leo XIV.

They are fighting with Christ.

Because it was Jesus who said: ‘Whatever you did for the least of my brothers, you did for me.’

Rejecting the Pope for being merciful is not something a Christian does.

The problem is not that Leo XIV has strayed from Christ.

The problem is that some have strayed so far from the Gospel that they no longer recognize it when they see it.

[Elodie Rusera @DidyERusera]

"Enough of the idolatry of self and money! Enough of the display of power! Enough of war!"

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Those who pray are aware of their own limitations; they do not kill or threaten with death. Instead, death enslaves those who have turned their backs on the living God, turning themselves and their own power into a mute, blind and deaf idol (Ps 115:4–8), to which they sacrifice every value, demanding that the whole world bend its knee. Enough of the idolatry of self and money! Enough of the display of power! Enough of war! True strength is shown in serving life. #Peace

[Anna Lulis @annamlulis]

WATCH:

Artemis II pilot Victor Glover hugs Fox News host’s baby with Down syndrome, Valentina—humanizing children like her.

80% of babies with the condition are aborted in the US

This child, with an extra chromosome, is valuable and worthy of life.

[Victor Glover @AstroVicGlover]

I love sunrises and sunsets. Can you see the bands of color? They remind me of the scripture in Psalm 30, “weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.” It seems darkest just before sunrise. I wish you all love and light. Goodnight from the @Space_Station.

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

Greetings on Easter. This sacred day celebrates hope and renewal. May it bring peace, joy and brightness to everyone’s lives. May the teachings of Jesus Christ inspire all to be kind and strengthen the spirit of togetherness in society.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

In the light of #Easter, let us allow ourselves to be amazed by Christ! Let us allow our hearts to be transformed by his immense love for us! Let those who have weapons lay them down! Let those who have the power to unleash wars choose peace! Not a peace imposed by force, but through dialogue! Not with the desire to dominate others, but to encounter them!

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Love and truth cannot be separated. Only by loving do we come to know the truth, and love of truth leads us to discover charity as its fulfillment.

[Catholic Sat @CatholicSat]

Pope Leo XIV in a very practical Lenten Message to all Christians says:

“I would like to invite you to a very practical and frequently unappreciated form of abstinence: that of refraining from words that offend and hurt our neighbor. Let us begin by disarming our language, avoiding harsh words and rash judgement, refraining from slander and speaking ill of those who are not present and cannot defend themselves. Instead, let us strive to measure our words and cultivate kindness and respect in our families, among our friends, at work, on social media, in political debates, in the media and in Christian communities. In this way, words of hatred will give way to words of hope and peace.”

Full text here: https://t.co/GTHINqW7wR

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Today marks #WomensDay. Let us renew our commitment to recognize the equal dignity of man and woman. Unfortunately, many women, from childhood onward, are still discriminated against and suffer various forms of violence. My solidarity and prayer go to them in a special way.

[Paul Kagame @PaulKagame]

Happy International Women’s Day! Today and every day, we celebrate the foundational role women continue to play in Rwanda’s transformation. Your resilience, ingenuity and leadership continue to affirm a simple truth: a nation can only truly progress when inclusion and equality are upheld in every sphere. #IWD2026

[St. Padre Pio Quotes @PadrepioSaint]

† St. Padre Pio says:

“Be cheerful. Jesus will take care of everything. Let us pay no attention to people who do not know what they are saying •••• Let us trust in Jesus and our Heavenly Mother, and everything will work out well.”