In a world torn apart by wars and divisions, in a society that is increasingly fragmented and individualistic, we wish to be witnesses and prophets of unity, welcome, harmony, and peace, even at the cost of sacrifice and renunciation. We wish to offer our “yes,” ready if necessary to die to ourselves, to lose ourselves in order to find ourselves again, to renounce the superfluous in order to build upon what is essential and lasts forever (Mt 16:24–26). #ApostolicJourney
in the iliad, homer has achilles say “ἐχθρὸς γάρ μοι κεῖνος ὁμῶς ἀΐδαο πύλῃσιν” (“i hate like the gates of hades the man who says one thing and hides another in his heart.”), condemning deceit, reflecting the ideal that nobility requires speech and intention to align.
Breaking: Bishop Afonso of Mozambique has been shot dead. Investigation is ongoing but some are speculating he was the victim of Jihadi violence.
Pray for his soul and for his diocese.