Ep. 73: Easter Rebirth - Pope Francis Visit to Iraq
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I share what Easter means for me and ask that you find happiness in your life by reflecting on where you are and then hitting the reset button to resurrect your dreams. Believe you can achieve anything you set your mind to and do it. Next, we cover where churches are open as well as a brief history and the symbolism of the lily flower. Finally, we cover last month’s Pope Francis’s Mosul moment — the first ever papal visit to Iraq, where the Christian minority have been persecuted by ISIS (2014-2017). Iraqis have also withstood an American invasion in the 1990s, several civil wars, not to mention a long war with its neighbor Iran. May the waters along the land between two rivers run smoothly once again in the mostly Muslim nation.
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