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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.

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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.

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Peace Is A Daily Commitment. It Is A Homemade Peace.

We Have To Find A New Balance; Otherwise Even The Moral Edifice Of The Church Is Likely To Fall Like A House Of Cards, Losing The Freshness And Fragrance Of The Gospel.

...we Must Also Acknowledge That The Majority Of The Men And Women Of Our Time Continue To Live Daily In Situations Of Insecurity, With Dire Consequences. Certain Pathologies Are Increasing, With Their Psychological Consequences; Fear And Desperation Grip The Hearts Of Many People, Even In The So-called Rich Countries; The Joy Of Life Is Diminishing; Indecency And Violence Are On The Rise; Poverty Is Becoming More And More Evident. People Have To Struggle To Live And, Frequently, To Live In An Undignified Way.

The People That Does Not Care For Its Children Or Grandparents Is A People That Has Not Future. Because It Doesn't Have The Strength Or The Memory To Go Forward.

Ask Jesus What He Wants From You And Be Brave!

The Popes Have Spoken Of Human Ecology, Closely Linked To Environmental Ecology. We Are Living In A Time Of Crisis: We See This In The Environment, But Above All We See This In Mankind Man Is Not In Charge Today, Money Is In Charge, Money Rules. God Our Father Did Not Give The Task Of Caring For The Earth To Money, But To Us, To Men And Women: We Have This Task! Instead, Men And Women Are Sacrificed To The Idols Of Profit And Consumption: It Is The 'culture Of Waste.'

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

Forgiveness Is Not A Result Of Our Efforts, But Is A Gift. It Is A Gift Of The Holy Spirit Who Showers Us With Mercy And Grace That Pours Forth Unceasingly From The Open Heart Of Christ Crucified And Risen.

Without Prolonged Moments Of Adoration, Of Prayerful Encounter With The Word, Of Sincere Conversation With The Lord, Our Work Easily Becomes Meaningless; We Lose Energy As A Result Of Weariness And Difficulties, And Our Fervor Dies Out. The Church Urgently Needs The Deep Breath Of Prayer, And To My Great Joy Groups Devoted To Prayer And Intercession, The Prayerful Reading Of God's Word And The Perpetual Adoration Of The Eucharist Are Growing At Every Level Of Ecclesial Life.

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.

Many Of You Have Asked The Lord, Looking At Him: Why, Lord? And The Lord Answers To Each One Of You, To Your Heart, Christ Responds With His Heart. It's The Only Thing I Can Tell You. Let Us Look To Christ, He Is The Lord And He Understands Us Because He Underwent All The Trials That We Go Through.

You Cannot Be In A Position Of Power And Destroy The Life Of Another Person.

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

Gratitude Is A Flower That Blooms In Noble Souls.

Let's Return To Our First Love, In Order To Receive The Fire Which Jesus Has Kindled In The World And To Bring That Fire To All People, To The Very Ends Of The Earth.

We Live In An Age Rather Skeptical Of Truth, Of Its Existence." There Is A "tendency To Believe That Nothing Is Definitive, And Think That The Truth Is Given By Consent Or By What We Want. The Question Arises: Does "the" Truth Really Exist? What Is "the" Truth? Can We Know It? Can We Find It?

We Forget To Remain Focused On The Things That Really Matter.

A Good Catholic Meddles In Politics, Offering The Best Of Himself, So That Those Who Govern Can Govern. But What Is The Best That We Can Offer To Those Who Govern? Prayer!

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