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If Globalization Is A Sphere, Where Each Point Is Equidistant From The Centre, Then It Isn't Good Because It Annuls Each Of Us. But If Globalization Joins Us As A Polyhedron Where We're All Together But Conserves The Dignity Of Each ... That's Good.

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If Globalization Is A Sphere, Where Each Point Is Equidistant From The Centre, Then It Isn't Good Because It Annuls Each Of Us. But If Globalization Joins Us As A Polyhedron Where We're All Together But Conserves The Dignity Of Each ... That's Good.

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Let Us Pray For All Good And Faithful Priests Who Dedicate Themselves To Their People With Generosity And Unknown Sacrifices.

It Is My Hope That Inter-religious And Ecumenical Cooperation Will Demonstrate That Men And Women Do Not Have To Forsake Their Identity, Whether Ethnic Or Religious, In Order To Live In Harmony With Their Brothers And Sisters. If We Are Honest In Presenting Our Convictions, We Will Be Able To See More Clearly What We Hold In Common.

Let Us Protect With Love All That God Has Given Us!

Youth Ministry, As Traditionally Organized, Has Also Suffered The Impact Of Social Changes. Young People Often Fail To Find Responses To Their Concerns, Needs, Problems And Hurts In The Usual Structures. As Adults, We Find It Hard To Listen Patiently To Them, To Appreciate Their Concerns, Demands, And To Speak To Them In A Language They Can Understand.

We Christians Bring Peace And Grace As A Treasure To Be Offered To The World, But These Gifts Can Bear Fruit Only When Christians Live And Work Together In Harmony. This Makes It Easier To Contribute To Building Relations Of Respect And Peaceful Coexistence With Those Who Belong To Other Religious Traditions, And With Non-believers.

True Love Does Not Pay Attention To The Evil It Suffers. It Rejoices In Doing Good.

Workers Should Have Sundays Off Because Sunday Is For The Family. Calling For Sundays To Be A Holiday.

Beware Of Getting Too Comfortable! When We Are Comfortable, It’s Easy To Forget Other People.

It Seems That Humanity Is Incapable Of Putting A Halt To The Shedding Of Innocent Blood.

Saints Are People Who Belong Fully To God. They Are Not Afraid Of Being Mocked, Misunderstood Or Marginalized.

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