Silence boasts a lot of rewards for the human spirit. Like anything, some may have reservations, misunderstanding or just unaware of the potential benefits they may gain till they try.
Month: May 2023
Becoming that Leader
Leadership is an art that takes time, effort, patience, and plenty of practice to perfect.
Why do we have crooked teeth when our ancestors didn’t
According to the fossil record, ancient humans usually had straight teeth, complete with wisdom teeth. In fact, the dental dilemmas that fuel the demand for braces and wisdom teeth extractions today appear to be recent developments. So, what happened? While it’s nearly impossible to know for sure, scientists have a hypothesis. G. Richard Scott shares the prevailing theory on crooked teeth.
Keeping Up with Loved Ones in Purgatory
Some Protestants criticize the doctrine of purgatory by saying it’s “bad news” in contrast to the “good news” of salvation revealed in the Bible. But nothing could be farther from the truth. The Catholic doctrine of purgatory is indeed good news, even providing consolation for believers. It does so in a variety of ways.
Only actions against Corruption can solve our biggest Problems
When a country’s senior management is preoccupied with protection rackets and extortion from businesses, the quality of government operations inevitably suffers.
A regime based on corruption can perform more evil elementary tasks to perfection. The judicial system – the first thing autocrats intent on robbing their nation take control of – functions perfectly on a quid pro quo basis. Justice is no longer feared. Therefore, no justice anymore.
Fighting Corruption in School. The Paraguay Example Podcast.
Paraguay, like much of the world, has a problem with corruption. But a project in the country is trying to change that, by starting with the next generation.
Founded by David Riveros – who started his fight against corruption as a teenager – reAccion Paraguay works by providing schools with all the information they need to track the funds owed to them.
They then show teachers, parents and pupils how to collect evidence that the money hasn’t arrived, so they can put pressure on the government to act.
We travel to Paraguay to find out more.
Presenter: Myra Anubi
Reporter: Jane Chambers
Series producer: Tom Colls
Sound mix: Hal Haines
Editor: Penny Murphy
Email: peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk
Behold, your Mother.
Today we remember Mary, Mother of the Church. In this sense, we contemplate the spiritual motherhood of Mary in connection with the Church, which is —in itself— Mother of the People of God, since “no one can have God for Father, who has not the Church for his Mother” (Saint Cyprian). Mary is the Mother of the Son of God and at the same time Mother of those who love her Son and those “well-loved” by her Son, in accordance with that “Woman, behold your son; disciple: Behold your mother” (Jn 19:26-27), just as Jesus said. Giving his body to men and returning his spirit to his Father, Jesus Christ even gave his Mother to his friends.
Amanda Gorman’s “Banned” Inauguration Poem, A Must-Read.
Read a few of the more pressing couplets of Gorman’s poem, who came to these words after studying speeches of the likes of Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Winston Churchill — and wrote more than half the poem shortly after the events of January 6 insurrection.
With you in the storm, with you in the sun.
6 Anti-Inflammatory Foods For Your Knee, Hip & Back Pain
Can you imagine feeling a smooth, painless range of motion in every joint in your body all day long starting from the minute you get out of bed?
Well, this report is your guide on “how to”…