‪“Today, those who believe in peace and have chosen the unarmed path of Jesus and the martyrs are often ridiculed, excluded from public discourse, and not infrequently accused of favoring adversaries and enemies. Christians, however, have no enemies…” - Pope Leo

The greatest hero of course, is Ahmed al Ahmed, the Syrian Muslim fruit shop owner who was seriously wounded disarming the gunman and saving many lives. He seems to have faded a bit from the story because his actions don't support the narrative that support for Palestinians generates antisemitism.

Today is the day 🤞 that my young friend, mother of 4 school-aged kids, with a very aggressive, rare form of cancer, actually gets the liver resection that’s been cancelled previously.

Hoping hard that it all goes well.