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It Also Happens To Me That When I Meet A Clericalist, I Suddenly Become Anti-clerical. Clericalism Should Not Have Anything To Do With Christianity. St. Paul, Who Was The First To Speak To The Gentiles, The Pagans, To Believers In Other Religions, Was The First To Teach Us That.

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It Also Happens To Me That When I Meet A Clericalist, I Suddenly Become Anti-clerical. Clericalism Should Not Have Anything To Do With Christianity. St. Paul, Who Was The First To Speak To The Gentiles, The Pagans, To Believers In Other Religions, Was The First To Teach Us That.

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The Media Only Writes About The Sinners And The Scandals, He Said, But That's Normal, Because 'a Tree That Falls Makes More Noise Than A Forest That Grows.

While The Earnings Of A Minority Are Growing Exponentially, So Too Is The Gap Separating The Majority From The Prosperity Enjoyed By Those Happy Few. This Imbalance Is The Result Of Ideologies Which Defend The Absolute Autonomy Of The Marketplace And Financial Speculation. Consequently, They Reject The Right Of States, Charged With Vigilance For The Common Good, To Exercise Any Form Of Control.

I Want To Express My Closeness To The People Of The Philippines Who Have Been Struck By A Strong Earthquake, And I Invite You To Pray For That Dear Nation, Which In Recent Days Has Suffered Different Calamities.

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.

Seeking Happiness In Material Things Is A Sure Way Of Being Unhappy.

Seeking Happiness

I Recognize That Globalization Has Helped Many People Rise Out Of Poverty, But It Has Also Damned Many Others To Starve To Death. It Is True That Global Wealth Is Growing In Absolute Terms, But Inequalities Have Also Grown And New Poverty Arisen.

There Are People Who Are Afraid To Go To Confession, Forgetting That They Will Not Encounter A Severe Judge There, But The Immensely Merciful Father.

Terrorism Grows When There Are No Other Options, And When The Center Of The Global Economy Is The God Of Money And Not The Person - Men And Women - This Is Already The First Terrorism!

If We Act Like Children Of God, Knowing That He Loves Us, Our Lives Will Be Made New, Filled With Serenity And Joy.

If There Is No Humility, Love Remains Blocked.

It Seems Clear To Me Also That Climate Change Is A Problem Which Can No Longer Be Left To Our Future Generation.

We All Have The Duty To Do Good.

Jesus Fought Satan In 'hand To Hand Combat' . . . 'you Need To Protect This Victory.'

Grace Is Not Part Of Consciousness; It Is The Amount Of Light In Our Souls, Not Knowledge Nor Reason.

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

All Too Often, As We Know From Experience, People Do Not Choose Life; They Do Not Accept The Gospel Of Life, But Let Themselves Be Led By Ideologies And Ways Of Thinking That Block Life, That Do Not Respect Life, Because They Are Dictated By Selfishness, Self-interest, Profit, Power And Pleasure And Not By Love. ... As A Result, The Living God Is Replaced By Fleeting Human Idols, Which Offer The Intoxication Of A Flash Of Freedom, But In The End Bring New Forms Of Slavery And Death.

Let Us Ask The Lord For The Grace To Take These Things Seriously. He Came To Fight For Our Salvation. He Won Against The Devil! Please, Let Us Not Do Business With The Devil! He Seeks To Return Home, To Take Possession Of Us Do Not Relativize; Be Vigilant! And Always With Jesus!

Please Do Not Lose The Ability To Dream

Are You Angry With Someone? Pray For That Person. That Is What Christian Love Is.

Mary’s Life Shows That God Accomplishes Great Deeds Through Those Who Are The Most Humble.

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.

When We Talk About The Environment, About Creation, My Thoughts Turn To The First Pages Of The Bible, The Book Of Genesis, Which States That God Placed Man And Woman On Earth To Cultivate And Care For It. And The Question Comes To My Mind: What Does Cultivating And Caring For The Earth Mean? Are We Truly Cultivating And Caring For Creation? Or Are We Exploiting And Neglecting It?

Pay Attention, My Young Friends: To Go Against The Current; This Is Good For The Heart, But We Need Courage To Swim Against The Tide. ... We Christians Were Not Chosen By The Lord For Little Things; Push Onwards Toward The Highest Principles. Stake Your Lives On Noble Ideals, My Dear Young People!

Do Not Be Content To Live A Mediocre Christian Life: Walk With Determination Along The Path Of Holiness.

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