Thursday, December 26, 2019

The UHJ is One Such Institution






“One of the signs of the breakdown of society in all parts of the world is the erosion of trust and collaboration between the individual and the institutions of governance. In many nations, the electoral process has become discredited because of endemic corruption. Contributing to the widening distrust of so vital a process is the influence on the outcome from vested interests having access to lavish funds, the restrictions on freedom of choice inherent in the party system, and the distortion in public perception of the candidates by the bias expressed in the media. Apathy, alienation, and disillusionment are a consequence, too, as is a growing sense of despair of the unlikelihood that the most capable citizens will emerge to deal with the manifold problems of a defective social order. Evident everywhere is a yearning for institutions that will dispense justice, dispel oppression, and foster an enduring unity between the disparate elements of society.”

The Universal House of Justice
Haifa, Israel


Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Monday, December 23, 2019

Endurance




ENDURANCE








Saturday, December 21, 2019

Friday, December 13, 2019

Women's Column of Strength











WOMEN'S COLUMN OF STRENGTH 
ST. MARY'S SQUARE, 
SAN FRANCISCO

Image: Ronaldo Farelli






Sunday, December 8, 2019

Romolo Place




ROMOLO PLACE, SAN FRANCISCO  -Roger Rubin







Friday, December 6, 2019

Thursday, December 5, 2019

'Abdu'l-Baha's last day in America












JULIET THOMPSON’S words on the departure of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá aboard the S.S. Celtic:

“... I stood on the pier with May Maxwell, tears blurring my sight. Through them I could see the Master in the midst of the group of Persians waving a patient hand to us. It waved and waved, that beautiful patient hand, till the Figure was lost to sight.
…Because of those blurring tears I could not see the look on His face, the look of profound agony, as though He were on the cross, as He bade His immature children farewell, foreseeing for us so many sorrows, so many failures, and a world gone to pieces because of our failures.
This look I have seen ever since in a photograph taken at that last moment.”

—The Diary of Juliet Thompson, 393-395
The photograph was published on page 394 of Thompson’s diary.





Monday, December 2, 2019

Ocean Beach





Ocean Beach, San Francisco




Salvatore Incontro





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