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14Dec

The Sparkle of Eyes

I saw her eyes looking at her “neighbor” who was getting off the school bus. I did not hear her asking: “Why do I not go to school like the other kids?”! The children of the “caretakers of buildings” (that is, the janitors, as they are called in our country) are not allowed to ask ...

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27Aug

The World's Richness

Yesterday morning, I was disheartened by a man I saw looking for something to eat in a dumpster here in Laval City, Canada. He saw me looking at him. He put back the lid on the bin, and walked away. Poverty has no city! I communicated this wound to our home. Samar, my daughter-in-law, told ...

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20Jul

To Give Alms

In the course of my service, I have heard many people use giving as an excuse in order to achieve or increase their wealth. They say, for example: “if I win the lottery grand prize, I will give half of it to the poor”, or “…I will finish (for you) the construction of the new ...

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