Martin Wroe, Writer, Journalist, and oh yes incidentally, Assistant Vicar of St Luke’s Church, Islington

Our Church has just had solar panels and a heat pump fitted.

Renewables have overtaken fossil fuels in the EU.

Which brings me to St Ignatius of Loyola, The Peace of wild things by Wendell Berry, the modern rarity of Polio, the circumference of news, and Martin Luther King’s arc of the moral universe.

https://mega.nz/file/9rdEHCBQ#74pLDMtrNSgsq4B_tHLJBm6Jf5w_Js4deMiPUxMpyIk

Vishvapani (formerly Simon Blomfield), member of the Triratna Order (formerly the Western Buddhist Order)

Both sides in the Middle East insist that only violence works. There is often a rationale to such sentiments. Often, this dehumanizes the other side.

To achieve peace, we must at least have faith that communication, without violence, is really possible.

https://mega.nz/file/Vq1mkAAJ#UlmwJJKUCeWcVzeQ1pR_6WXX2r5wV-EETNo8WnzElA4

Beattie Tina Beattie, Professor of being Catholic

Southport. Tragedy after Tragedy. Unless an even worse tragedy comes along, we’ll be able to mine this for religious symbolism for weeks to come. Don’t worry, we’re completely shameless.

There are no words for those who have lost a child. But remember the Virgin Mary had to go through this as well, so it can happen to the best of us.

https://mega.nz/file/8zliwbAA#2rWsT1F1XPAWpya0OR1EjrTsaFXir2OfbnUfDT0Wjbg

Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg

It’s vitally important that we listen to other points of view. No, you may not reply to that.

Inter faith buffets still continue, but they’re fewer and more strained. There are plenty of people who want to exploit division.

Fortunately, we have the Invisible Magic Friend to tell us what absolute truth is. And the great thing about the absolute truths from the Invisible Magic Friend is that there are so many to choose from.

https://mega.nz/file/d2Vx1IAB#1uvvu9Qfx9bEE5WHEnNzTZZZqKPhaCx3J4xln2dMq4I