https://bsky.app/profile/drruthvalerio.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/drruthvalerio.bsky.social/post/3lpo6lgexoc2pToday I'm standing in solidarity with all those going hungry in #Gaza - civilians and hostages - and joining the #FastForGaza. Please join me. embraceme.org/fast-for-gaza21 May 2025 08:27 +0000at://did:plc:5hakilssblwwphs5qpcuiv4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpo6lgexoc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/drruthvalerio.bsky.social/post/3lncs3iztv22vThank you God for this man. His humility, life of simplicity & service to people in poverty were beautiful to see. And his encyclical Laudato Si' was groundbreaking - reminding us that we share a common home with all creation & calling us to an 'integral ecology' #PopeFrancis21 Apr 2025 08:54 +0000at://did:plc:5hakilssblwwphs5qpcuiv4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lncs3iztv22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/drruthvalerio.bsky.social/post/3ln3ua2nhac2hGosh, what a beautiful and powerful #GoodFriday reflection on Radio 4. I feel really privileged to have been involved. Do take 30 minutes to sit and listen - you won't regret it. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0029zg518 Apr 2025 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:5hakilssblwwphs5qpcuiv4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln3ua2nhac2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/drruthvalerio.bsky.social/post/3lkjhnoqtfc2nWell done to everyone for an excellent weekend, with a fab and well-attended community eco-fair, good evening event & then I spoke at Hope Baptist Church Sunday morning . Putting on something like this takes a lot of work & commitment and it's a privilege to be able to support it.16 Mar 2025 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:5hakilssblwwphs5qpcuiv4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkjhnoqtfc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/drruthvalerio.bsky.social/post/3ljx3nzrwps2lThe tadpoles are hatching, yay!! I've been watching the frogspawn every day, covering them over at night when it was cold last week and was starting to worry they’d all died like they did last year…. but I can just see some movement and a few tiny black things in the water. Hooray! #proudmum 🤣09 Mar 2025 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:5hakilssblwwphs5qpcuiv4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljx3nzrwps2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/drruthvalerio.bsky.social/post/3ljpiat7o2k2eI'm excited that we're going to be upping our advocacy work at Embrace the Middle East. Goodness knows there's lots to be doing! Do have a read of this and I hope you'll find it encouraging. https://embraceme.org/blog/importance-of-advocacy06 Mar 2025 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:5hakilssblwwphs5qpcuiv4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljpiat7o2k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/drruthvalerio.bsky.social/post/3ljf4qsmpbk2sThis is a terrible move by Israel. Please pray for the ceasefire negotiations that this gets resolved quickly and goods and aid can start getting back into Gaza where it's so desperately needed. shorturl.at/nHHNV https://shorturl.at/nHHNV02 Mar 2025 09:29 +0000at://did:plc:5hakilssblwwphs5qpcuiv4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljf4qsmpbk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/drruthvalerio.bsky.social/post/3ljbclqc3bk22If you think increased defence spending shouldn't come from the international aid budget, please do something very simple - send your MP a quick email letting them know. You don't need to write something long and clever - just let them know what you think! https://members.parliament.uk/members/commons28 Feb 2025 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:5hakilssblwwphs5qpcuiv4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljbclqc3bk22https://bsky.app/profile/drruthvalerio.bsky.social/post/3limquj7xak2fI promised you I'd let you know when this podcast came out, so here it is. I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for the help you gave me as I was prepping for this. (And forgive me if some of my answers aren't as nuanced as they would be if I'd been writing...) https://www.thingsunseen.co.uk/podcasts/will-i-meet-my-dog-in-heaven/20 Feb 2025 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:5hakilssblwwphs5qpcuiv4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3limquj7xak2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/drruthvalerio.bsky.social/post/3liecdicctc2zI'm looking forward to speaking in London today on 'Peace in a Time of Unrest and Conflict'. Goodness knows this is such an important topic right now!17 Feb 2025 08:11 +0000at://did:plc:5hakilssblwwphs5qpcuiv4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3liecdicctc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/drruthvalerio.bsky.social/post/3lhrgu3jwss2gDuring the Pax Romana - the period of time between 27BC and 189AD, literally called 'Peace of Rome', when Rome was growing its empire through military conquest - the Caledonian chieftain Calgacus bitterly remarked that the Romans, “create a desolation and call it peace.” Does that sound familiar?09 Feb 2025 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:5hakilssblwwphs5qpcuiv4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhrgu3jwss2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/drruthvalerio.bsky.social/post/3lheypj4m422qThe next cohort of Oikos Network groups are starting next week. If you'd like to join a group with peers from across the world who are actively engaged in caring for the whole creation, take a look and sign up! www.oikos-network.org04 Feb 2025 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:5hakilssblwwphs5qpcuiv4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lheypj4m422qhttps://bsky.app/profile/drruthvalerio.bsky.social/post/3lh2ecvyscs2jFollowing on from a few days ago, I'd love to know how you think of a 'soul'. What do you think a soul even is? What's your understanding? Thanks - I love all your comments and wisdom and thoughts x31 Jan 2025 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:5hakilssblwwphs5qpcuiv4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh2ecvyscs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/drruthvalerio.bsky.social/post/3lgtaz6yye22gAs AI dominates the news I learn just how wrong it can be. I do a search for what version of Isaiah 61 Jesus used when he read from the scroll in the synagogue in Lk 4. Do u know what the 'AI Overview' tells me? "When Jesus read from Isaiah 61 in Luke 4 he was using the New International Version" 🤣🤣28 Jan 2025 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:5hakilssblwwphs5qpcuiv4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgtaz6yye22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/drruthvalerio.bsky.social/post/3lgqp2byl3c23The #HolocaustMemorialDay commemoration is deeply moving and I remember today my own family who were victims. Let us never forget that it all started with othering and everyday hate. Let us do all we can to resist that in our own lives and call it out when we see it around us.27 Jan 2025 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:5hakilssblwwphs5qpcuiv4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgqp2byl3c23https://bsky.app/profile/drruthvalerio.bsky.social/post/3lgobe6k2vk2eThis might sound an odd question but I'm going to be contributing to a podcast on 'animals and souls' and I'm interested to know: have you had an experience of a pet after they have died, or indeed any particular experience of a pet while they were alive that has stood out to you? Thank you x26 Jan 2025 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:5hakilssblwwphs5qpcuiv4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgobe6k2vk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/drruthvalerio.bsky.social/post/3lfnkfwcsws2jI know you care about nature so here's one big but simple thing you can do right now. Please please contact your MP and ask them to and ask them to vote for the #CANBill at its Second Reading on 24 Jan. It'll take only a few minutes using the link below. Thank you! action.zerohour.uk https://action.zerohour.uk/13 Jan 2025 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:5hakilssblwwphs5qpcuiv4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfnkfwcsws2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/drruthvalerio.bsky.social/post/3lffgjsjhnk23What would you like to say about the juxtaposition of these different headlines in today's news? There's so much that comes to mind....10 Jan 2025 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:5hakilssblwwphs5qpcuiv4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lffgjsjhnk23https://bsky.app/profile/drruthvalerio.bsky.social/post/3lezgolgwuu2bWell I've taken the plunge and got myself an account. I've no idea what to do on here now! But here I am, so hello @bsky.app folks, it's good to meet you here 🙂05 Jan 2025 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:5hakilssblwwphs5qpcuiv4v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lezgolgwuu2b