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From Rome, Now The Nuncio Is On The Border Where [ukrainians] Are Fighting, Helping Soldiers And The Wounded. The Church Of Rome Has Sent So Much Help There. It's Always Peace, Agreements. We Must Respect The Minsk Accords And So On. This Is The Entirety. But, Don't Get Scared By That Phrase. And This Is A Lesson That A Piece Of News Must Be Interpreted With The Hermeneutic Of Everything And Not Just A Part.

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From Rome, Now The Nuncio Is On The Border Where [ukrainians] Are Fighting, Helping Soldiers And The Wounded. The Church Of Rome Has Sent So Much Help There. It's Always Peace, Agreements. We Must Respect The Minsk Accords And So On. This Is The Entirety. But, Don't Get Scared By That Phrase. And This Is A Lesson That A Piece Of News Must Be Interpreted With The Hermeneutic Of Everything And Not Just A Part.

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Created Half To Rise, And Half To Fall; Great Lord Of All Things, Yet A Prey To All; Sole Judge Of Truth, In Endless Error Hurled; The Glory, Jest, And Riddle Of The World!

The Church Is The Home That Accepts Everyone And Refuses No One ... The Greater The Sin, The Greater The Love That The Church Should Show Towards Those Who Convert.

Education Cannot Be Neutral. It Is Either Positive Or Negative; Either It Enriches Or It Impoverishes; Either It Enables A Person To Grow Or It Lessens, Even Corrupts Him. The Mission Of Schools Is To Develop A Sense Of Truth, Of What Is Good And Beautiful. And This Occurs Through A Rich Path Made Up Of Many Ingredients. This Is Why There Are So Many Subjects - Because Development Is The Results Of Different Elements That Act Together And Stimulate Intelligence, Knowledge, The Emotions, The Body, And So On.

When Evangelizers Rise From Prayer, Their Hearts Are More Open; Freed Of Self-absorption, They Are Desirous Of Doing Good And Sharing Their Lives With Others.

None Of Us Can Think We Are Exempt From Concerns For The Poor And For Social Justice.

When We Do Not Profess Jesus Christ, We Profess The Worldliness Of The Devil, A Demonic Worldliness.

More Than By Fear Of Going Astray, My Hope Is That We Will Be Moved By The Fear Of Remaining Shut Up Within Structures Which Give Us A False Sense Of Security, Within Rules Which Make Us Harsh Judges, Within Habits Which Make Us Feel Safe, While At Our Door People Are Starving And Jesus Does Not Tire Of Saying To Us: 'give Them Something To Eat.'

Religious Life Ought To Promote Growth In The Church By Way Of Attraction. The Church Must Be Attractive. Wake Up The World! Be Witnesses Of A Different Way Of Doing Things, Of Acting, Of Living! It Is Possible To Live Differently In This World.

How Beautiful It Is To See That Young People Are 'street Preachers,' Joyfully Bringing Jesus To Every Street, Every Town Square And Every Corner Of The Earth!

In Imitation Of Our Master, We Christians Are Called To Confront The Poverty Of Our Brothers And Sisters, To Touch It, To Make It Our Own And To Take Practical Steps To Alleviate It.

Our Mother Mary Is Full Of Beauty Because She Is Full Of Grace.

We Are All Sinners. We Are Called To A Conversion Of Heart

As The Son Of An Immigrant Family, I Am Happy To Be A Guest In U.s, Which Was Largely Built By Such Families.

Each Encounter With Jesus Changes Our Life.

God Shows Up With Surprises.

Do Not Be Afraid! Our Father Is Patient, He Loves Us, He Gives Us Jesus To Guide Us On The Way Which Leads To The Promised Land. Jesus Is The Light Who Brightens The Darkness. He Is Our Peace.

A Christian Is Never Bored Or Sad. Rather, The One Who Loves Christ Is Full Of Joy And Radiates Joy.

If Someone Is Gay And Seeks The Lord With Good Will, Who Am I To Judge?

It Is Better To Have A Church That Is Wounded But Out In The Streets Than A Church That Is Sick Because It Is Closed In On Itself.

Dear Young People, Always Be Missionaries Of The Gospel, Every Day And In Every Place.

Whenever I Have A Problem, I Ask The Saint (thérèse Of Lisieux) Not To Solve It, But To Take It Into Her Hands And To Help Me Accept It And I Almost Always Receive A White Rose As A Sign.

For The Sake Of Peace, Religious Beliefs Must Never Be Allowed To Be Abused In The Cause Of Violence And War.

When We Give Help To The Poor, We Are Not Doing The Work Of Aid Agencies 'in A Christian Way'. Those Are Good, It Is A Decent Thing To Do - Aid Work Is Good And Quite Human - But It Is Not Christian Poverty, Which St. Paul Desires Of Us And Preaches To Us. Christian Poverty Is That I Give Of My Own, And Not Of That Which Is Left Over - I Give Even That, Which I Need For Myself, To The Poor Person, Because I Know That He Enriches Me. Why Does The Poor Person Enrich Me? Because Jesus Himself Told Us That He Is In The Poor Person.

We Must Overcome...all Forms Of Racism. The Problem Of Intolerance Should Be Dealt With As A Whole: Every Time A Minority Is Persecuted And Marginalized...the Good Of The Whole Society Is In Danger.

Sometimes Negative News Does Come Out, But It Is Often Exaggerated And Manipulated To Spread Scandal. Journalists Sometimes Risk Becoming Ill From Coprophilia And Thus Fomenting Coprophagia: Which Is A Sin That Taints All Men And Women, That Is, The Tendency To Focus On The Negative Rather Than The Positive Aspects.

We Often Pray To Jesus; We Pray To The Father, Especially In The 'our Father'; But Not Often To The Holy Spirit....pray Often To The Holy Spirit So That He May Help Us, Give Us The Strength, Give Us The Inspiration And Lead Us Forward.

The Cross Of Christ Bears The Suffering And The Sin Of Mankind, Including Our Own. Jesus Accepts All This With Open Arms, Bearing On His Shoulders Our Crosses And Saying To Us: 'have Courage! You Do Not Carry Your Cross Alone! I Carry It With You. I Have Overcome Death And I Have Come To Give You Hope, To Give You Life' (john 3:16).

The Church's Challenge Is Staying Close To The People, Close To The People Of The United States, Not Being A Detached Church From The People But Close To Them, Close, Close, And This Is Something That The Church In The United States Has Understood And Understood Well.

If A Person Has Done Wrong, Is Conscious Of What He Has Done And Does Not Say Sorry, I Ask God To Take Him Into Account. I Forgive Him, But He Does Not Receive That Forgiveness, He Is Closed To Forgiveness. We Must Forgive, Because We Were All Forgiven. It Is Another Thing To Receive That Forgiveness.

We Need To Reflect With Great Seriousness About Why Many Young People Don't Feel Like Getting Married... For Fear Of Failure, Many Do Not Want To Even Think About It... Many People Believe The Change That Has Taken Place In Recent Decades Was Set In Motion By The Emancipation Of Women. But This Argument Is Not Valid, It Is An Insult, A Form Of Misogyny.

The Joy Of The Gospel Fills The Hearts And Lives Of All Who Encounter Jesus. Those Who Accept His Offer Of Salvation Are Set Free From Sin, Sorrow, Inner Emptiness, And Loneliness. With Christ Joy Is Constantly Born Anew.

Are We Ready To Be Christians Full-time, Showing Our Commitment By Word And Deed?

The Crucifix Does Not Signify Defeat Or Failure. It Reveals To Us The Love That Overcomes Evil And Sin.

The Goods Of The Earth Are Meant For Everyone.

If We Wish To Follow Christ Closely, We Cannot Choose An Easy, Quiet Life. It Will Be A Demanding Life, But Full Of Joy.

When Christians Forget About Hope And Tenderness They Become A Cold Church, That Loses Its Sense Of Direction And Is Held Back By Ideologies And Worldly Attitudes, Whereas God’s Simplicity Tells You: Go Forward, I Am A Father Who Caresses You.

The Christian Family Is Missionary: It Announces The Love Of God To The World.

Let Us Never Forget That Authentic Power Is Service, Which Has Its Radiant Culmination On The Cross.

The Right To Life Is The First Among Human Rights.

Love Is More Powerful, Love Gives Life, Love Makes Hope Blossom In The Wilderness.

Don't Be Afraid To Go Against The Current, When They Want To Steal Our Hope, When They Propose Rotten Values To Us, Values Like Food That Has Gone Bad-and When Food Has Gone Bad It Makes Us Sick, These Values Make Us Sick. We Have To Go Against The Current! And You, Young People, Be The First: Go Against The Grain And Be Proud Of Going Against The Grain. Go On, Be Brave And Go Against The Current! And Be Proud Of Doing It!

Being A Disciple Means Being Constantly Ready To Bring The Love Of Jesus To Others, And This Can Happen Unexpectedly And In Any Place: On The Street, In A City Square, During Work, On A Journey.

Our Christian Identity Is Belonging To A People: The Church. Without The Church We Are Not Christians.

They Are Our Future, And We Must Have A Dialogue. This Dialogue Between The Past And The Future Is Important. Because Of This I Underline So Much The Relationship Between The Youth And Grandparents. They Must Speak With.

Be Missionaries Of God's Tenderness!

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