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On One Hand The Eternal Attraction Of Man Towards Femininity (cf. Gn. 2:23) Frees In Him-or Perhaps It Should Free-a Gamut Of Spiritual-corporal Desires Of An Especially Personal And "sharing" Nature (cf. Analysis Of The "beginning"), To Which A Proportionate Pyramid Of Values Corresponds. On The Other Hand, "lust" Limits This Gamut, Obscuring The Pyramid Of Values That Marks The Perennial Attraction Of Male And Female.

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On One Hand The Eternal Attraction Of Man Towards Femininity (cf. Gn. 2:23) Frees In Him-or Perhaps It Should Free-a Gamut Of Spiritual-corporal Desires Of An Especially Personal And "sharing" Nature (cf. Analysis Of The "beginning"), To Which A Proportionate Pyramid Of Values Corresponds. On The Other Hand, "lust" Limits This Gamut, Obscuring The Pyramid Of Values That Marks The Perennial Attraction Of Male And Female.

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The Eucharist Is The Full Realization Of The Worship Which Humanity Owes To God, And It Cannot Be Compared To Any Other Religious Experience.... The Risen Lord ... Calls The Faithful Together To Give Them The Light Of His Word And The Nourishment Of His Body As The Perennial Sacramental Wellspring Of Redemption. The Grace Flowing From This Wellspring Renews Mankind, Life, And History.

The World Looks To The Priest, Because It Looks To Jesus! No One Can See Christ; But Everyone Sees The Priest, And Through Him They Wish To Catch A Glimpse Of The Lord! Immense Is The Grandeur Of The Lord! Immense Is The Grandeur And Dignity Of The Priest!

True Living Is Not Found In One's Self Or In Things. It Is Found In Someone Else, In The One Who Created Everything That Is Good, True, And Beautiful In The World. True Living Is Found In God And You Discover God In The Person Of Jesus Christ.

And So, Like Moses (cf Ex 3, 5), In Spirit We Remove The Shoes From Our Feet, On The Threshold Of The Inner Sanctuary That Each Of Us Must Become As We Meet The Lord.

Life With Christ Is A Wonderful Adventure.

Furthermore, Because God Created It, The Human Body Can Remain Nude And Uncovered And Preserve Its Splendour And Its Beauty.

You Are Priests, Not Social Or Political Leaders. Let Us Not Be Under The Illusion That We Are Serving The Gospel Through An Exaggerated Interest In The Wide Field Of Temporal Problems.

We Must Understand That In Order 'to Do', We Must First Learn 'to Be', That Is To Say, In The Sweet Company Of Jesus In Adoration.

The Call For A Sincere Gift Of Self Is The Fullest Way To Realize Our Personal Freedom.

The Poor Of The United States And Of The World Are Your Brothers And Sisters In Christ. You Must Never Be Content To Leave Them Just The Crumbs From The Feast. You Must Take Of Your Substance, And Not Just Of Your Abundance, In Order To Help Them. And You Must Treat Them Like Guests At Your Family Table.

The Frenetic Pace Of Modern Life Can Lead To An Obscuring Or Even A Loss Of What Is Truly Human... Perhaps More Than In Other Periods Of History, Our Time Is In Need Of That Genius Which Belongs To Women, And Which Can Ensure Sensitivity For Human Beings In Every Circumstance.

What We Talked About Will Have To Remain A Secret Between Him And Me. I Spoke To Him As A Brother Whom I Have Pardoned And Who Has My Complete Trust.

Eucharistic Worship Is Not So Much Worship Of The Inaccessible Transcendence As Worship Of The Divine Condescension, And It Is Also The Merciful And Redeeming Transformation Of The World In The Human Heart

Condescension And

Through Adoration, The Christian Mysteriously Contributes To The Radical Transformation Of The World And To The Sowing Of The Gospel. Anyone Who Prays To The Savior Draws The Whole World With Him And Raises It To God. Those Who Stand Before The Lord Are Therefore Fulfilling An Eminent Service. They Are Presenting To Christ All Those Who Do Not Know Him Or Are Far From Him: They Keep Watch In His Presence On Their Behalf.

You Are Called To Stand Up For Life! To Respect And Defend The Mystery Of Life Always And Everywhere, Including The Lives Of Unborn Babies, Giving Real Help And Encouragement To Mothers In Difficult Situations. You Are Called To Work And Pray Against Abortion.

The Goal And Target Of Our Life Is He, The Christ Who Awaits Us -- Each One Singly And Altogether -- To Lead Us Across The Boundaries Of Time To The Eternal Embrace Of The God Who Loves Us.

Economic Activity, Especially The Activity Of A Market Economy, Cannot Be Conducted In An Institutional, Juridical Or Political Vacuum. On The Contrary, It Presupposes Sure Guarantees Of Individual Freedom And Private Property, As Well As A Stable Currency And Efficient Public Services.

Condemning Class Struggle Does Not Mean Condemning Every Possible Form Of Social Conflict. Such Conflicts Inevitably Arise And Christians Must Often Take A Position In The "struggle For Social Justice." What Is Condemned Is "total War," Which Has No Respect For The Dignity Of Others (and Consequently Of Oneself). It Excludes Reasonable Compromise, Does Not Pursue The Common Good But The Good Of A Group, And Sets Out To Destroy Whatever Stands In Its Way.

The Promotion Of The Culture Of Life Should Be The Highest Priority In Our Societies...if The Right To Life Is Not Defended Decisively As A Condition For All Other Rights Of The Person, All Other References To Human Rights Remain Deceitful And Illusory.

Wars Generally Do Not Resolve The Problems For Which They Are Fought And Therefore, In Addition To Causing Horrendous Damage, They Prove Ultimately Futile.

There Is No Peace Without Justice, And No Justice Without Forgiveness.

Is Not Jesus Pointing To Children Even As Models For Grownups?

The Church And The World Have A Great Need Of Eucharistic Worship. Jesus Waits For Us In This Sacrament Of Love. Let Us Be Generous With Our Time In Going To Meet Him In Adoration And In Contemplation That Is Full Of Faith And Ready To Make Reparation For The Great Faults And Crimes Of The World. May Our Adoration Never Cease

God Is Love. We Eventually Have To Ask Ourselves The Question; Why Was Love Nailed To A Cross?

Sensitivity To The Immense Needs Of Humanity Brings With It A Spontaneous Rejection Of The Arms Race, Which Is Incompatible With The All Out Struggle Against Hunger, Sickness, Under-development And Illiteracy.

We Need A New Apologetic, Geared To The Needs Of Today, Which Keeps In Mind That Our Task Is Not To Win Arguments But To Win Souls... Such An Apologetic Will Need To Breathe A Spirit Of Humanity, That Humility And Compassion Which Understand The Anxieties And Questions Of People.

Faced With Today's Problems And Disappointments , Many People Will Try To Escape From Their Responsibility. Escape In Selfishness, Escape In Sexual Pleasure, Escape In Drugs, Escape In Violence, Escape In Indifference And Cynical Attitudes. I Propose To You The Option Of Love, Which Is The Opposite Of Escape.

The Challenge Is To Make The Church's Yes To Life Concrete And Effective. The Struggle Will Be Long, And It Needs Each One Of You. Place Your Intelligence, Your Talents, Your Enthusiasm, Your Compassion And Your Fortitude At The Service Of Life!

Artistic Talent Is A Gift From God And Whoever Discovers It In Himself Has A Certain Obligation: To Know That He Cannot Waste This Talent, But Must Develop It.

Once Again, Through Myself, The Church, In The Words Of The Well-known Declaration Nostra Aetate, 'deplores The Hatred, Persecutions And Displays Of Anti-semitism Directed Against The Jews At Any Time And By Anyone.' I Repeat, 'by Anyone.'

Make Your Lives Intensely Eucharistic.

What Have I Done With My Baptism And Confirmation? Is Christ Really At The Center Of My Life? Do I Have Time For Prayer In My Life? Do I Live My Life As A Vocation And Mission?

The Enemy Of The Human Race...invented A Means Never Before Heard Of, By Which He Might Hinder The Preaching Of God's Word Of Salvation To The People.

Respect For Life And For The Dignity Of The Human Person Also Extends To The Rest Of Creation, Which Is Called To Join Man In Praising God.

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