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From The Peak Of Chimborazo (volcano) To The Pacific Coast, From The Amazon Rainforest To The Galapagos Islands, May You Never Lose The Ability To Thank God For What He Has Done And Is Doing For You, May You Never Lose The Ability To Protect What Is Small And Simple, To Care For Your Children And Your Elderly, To Have Confidence In The Young, And To Be Constantly Struck By The Nobility Of Your People And The Singular Beauty Of Your Country.

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From The Peak Of Chimborazo (volcano) To The Pacific Coast, From The Amazon Rainforest To The Galapagos Islands, May You Never Lose The Ability To Thank God For What He Has Done And Is Doing For You, May You Never Lose The Ability To Protect What Is Small And Simple, To Care For Your Children And Your Elderly, To Have Confidence In The Young, And To Be Constantly Struck By The Nobility Of Your People And The Singular Beauty Of Your Country.

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Drug Addiction Is An Evil, And With Evil There Can Be No Yielding Or Compromise.

Just As We Need The Courage To Be Happy, We Also Need The Courage To Live Simply.

The Lord Put It Clearly: You Cannot Serve Two Masters. You Have To Choose Between God And Money.

The Alliance Of Love Between A Man And A Woman, An Alliance For Life, Cannot Be Improvised, And Is Not Made In A Day.

How Often We Forget To Dedicate Ourselves To That Which Truly Matters! We Forget That We Are Children Of God.

Christian Witness Is Concrete: Words Without Actions Are Empty.

Before I Give You A Blessing, I Ask You For A Favor: I Want You To Bless Me.

May Every Church And Christian Community Be A Place Of Mercy Amid So Much Indifference.

As Christians, Our Duty Is To Pray For Them And Ask The Lord To Give Them The Grace Of Penance, So That They Don't Die With A Corrupt Heart, Because Otherwise The Dogs Of Hell Will Take Their Blood.

How Many Kinds Of Moral And Material Poverty We Face Today As A Result Of Denying God And Putting So Many Idols In His Place!

It Makes Me Sad When I Find Sisters Who Aren't Joyful. They Might Smile, But With Just A Smile They Could Be Flight Attendants!

At Stake Are The Lives Of Many Children Who Will Be Discriminated Against In Advance, And Deprived Of Their Human Development Given By A Father And A Mother And Willed By God. At Stake Is The Total Rejection Of God’s Law Engraved In Our Hearts.

Each Of Us Has A Vision Of Good And Of Evil. We Have To Encourage People To Move Towards What They Think Is Good.

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.

In A Very Real Way, The Poor Are Our Teachers. They Show Us That People’s Value Is Not Measured By Their Possessions Or How Much Money They Have In The Bank. A Poor Person, A Person Lacking Material Possessions, Always Maintains His Or Her Dignity. The Poor Can Teach Us Much About Humility And Trust In God.

The Obsession With Economic Profit And Technical Efficiency Puts The Human Rhythms Of Life At Risk.

Jesus On The Cross Feels The Whole Weight Of The Evil, And With The Force Of God's Love He Conquers It; He Defeats It With His Resurrection. This Is The Good That Jesus Does For Us On The Throne Of The Cross. Christ's Cross, Embraced With Love, Never Leads To Sadness, But To Joy, To The Joy Of Having Been Saved And Of Doing A Little Of What He Did On The Day Of His Death.

Trade Unions Have Been An Essential Force For Social Change, Without Which A Semblance Of A Decent And Humane Society Is Impossible Under Capitalism.

We Must Not Be Afraid Of Solidarity; Rather Let Us Make All We Have And Are Available To God.

Today People Are Suffering From Poverty, But Also From Lack Of Love

If My Good Friend Dr. Gasparri Says A Curse Word Against My Mother, He Can Expect A Punch. It's Normal. It's Normal.

Every Christian Is A Missionary To The Extent That He Or She Bears Witness To God’s Love. Be Missionaries Of God’s Tenderness!

Among Us, Who Is Above Must Be In Service Of The Others. This Doesn't Mean We Have To Wash Each Other's Feet Every Day, But We Must Help One Another.

All Political Activity Must Serve And Promote The Good Of The Human Person And Be Based On Respect For His Or Her Dignity.

The Right To Life Is The First Among Human Rights.

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