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The Church Is Likewise Conscious Of The Responsibility Which All Of Us Have For Our World, For The Whole Of Creation, Which We Must Love And Protect. There Is Much That We Can Do To Benefit The Poor, The Needy And Those Who Suffer, And To Favour Justice, Promote Reconciliation And Build Peace. But Before All Else We Need To Keep Alive In Our World The Thirst For The Absolute, And To Counter The Dominance Of A One-dimensional Vision Of The Human Person, A Vision Which Reduces Human Beings To What They Produce And To What They Consume: This Is One Of The Most Insidious Temptations Of Our Time.

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The Church Is Likewise

Pope Francis

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The Church Is Likewise Conscious Of The Responsibility Which All Of Us Have For Our World, For The Whole Of Creation, Which We Must Love And Protect. There Is Much That We Can Do To Benefit The Poor, The Needy And Those Who Suffer, And To Favour Justice, Promote Reconciliation And Build Peace. But Before All Else We Need To Keep Alive In Our World The Thirst For The Absolute, And To Counter The Dominance Of A One-dimensional Vision Of The Human Person, A Vision Which Reduces Human Beings To What They Produce And To What They Consume: This Is One Of The Most Insidious Temptations Of Our Time.

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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.

We Cannot Be Tepid Disciples. The Church Needs Our Courage In Order To Give Witness To Truth.

We Have Begun A Throw Away Culture. This Tendency Is Seen On The Level Of Individuals And Whole Societies; And It Is Being Promoted! In Circumstances Like These, Solidarity, Which Is The Treasure Of The Poor, Is Often Considered Counterproductive, Opposed To The Logic Of Finance And The Economy. While The Income Of A Minority Is Increasing Exponentially, That Of The Majority Is Crumbling.

I Beg The Lord To Grant Us More Politicians Who Are Genuinely Disturbed By The State Of Society, The People, The Lives Of The Poor!

I Would Love To Be A Well-educated Black, Because I Believe They Do Have An Actual Advantage.

I Would Like To Ask You All To See A Ray Of Hope As Well In The Eyes And Hearts Of Refugees And Of Those Who Have Been Forcibly Displaced. A Hope That Is Expressed In Expectations For The Future, In The Desire For Friendship, In The Wish To Participate In The Host Society Also Through Learning The Language, Access To Employment And The Education Of Children. I Admire The Courage Of Those Who Hope To Be Able Gradually To Resume A Normal Life, Waiting For Joy And Love To Return To Brighten Their Existence. We Can And Must All Nourish This Hope!

Let Us Ask Mary To Help Us Fix Our Eyes Intently On Jesus, To Follow Him Always, Even When This Is Demanding.

God's Word Is Unpredictable In Its Power... The Church Has To Accept This Unruly Freedom Of The Word, Which Accomplishes What It Wills In Ways That Surpass Our Calculations And Ways Of Thinking.

The Holy Spirit Helps Us To View Others With Fresh Eyes, Seeing Them Always As Brothers And Sisters In Jesus, To Be Respected And Loved.

How I Wish That All Men And Women Of Good Will Would Look To The Cross If Only For A Moment! There, We Can See God’s Reply: Violence Is Not Answered With Violence, Death Is Not Answered With The Language Of Death. In The Silence Of The Cross, The Uproar Of Weapons Ceases And The Language Of Reconciliation, Forgiveness, Dialogue, And Peace Is Spoken.

Lent Comes Providentially To Reawaken Us, To Shake Us From Our Lethargy.

One Day We Will See Our Animals Again In Eternity Of Christ. Paradise Is Open To All God’s Creatures.

Saint John Paul Ii, Pray For Us And Especially For Our Youth.

How Powerful Prayer Is! May We Never Lose The Courage To Say: Lord, Give Us Your Peace.

The Right To Life Is The First Human Right. Abortion Is Killing Someone That Cannot Defend Himself.

Killing Someone

It Is Important To Have Friends We Can Trust. But It Is Essential To Trust The Lord, Who Never Lets Us Down.

How Wonderful It Is To Be Surprised By God’s Call, To Embrace His Word, And To Walk In The Footsteps Of Jesus... Your Life Will Become Richer And More Joyful Each Day!

There Is Another Important Point: Encountering The Poor. If We Step Outside Ourselves We Find Poverty. Today-it Sickens The Heart To Say So-the Discovery Of A Tramp Who Has Died Of The Cold Is Not News. Today What Counts As News Is, Maybe, A Scandal. A Scandal: Ah, That Is News! Today, The Thought That A Great Many Children Do Not Have Food To Eat Is Not News. This Is Serious, This Is Serious! We Cannot Put Up With This! Yet That Is How Things Are. We Cannot Become Starched Christians, Those Over-educated Christians Who Speak Of Theological Matters As They Calmly Sip Their Tea.

How Many Young People Among You Are Like This? You Know How To Give And Yet You Have Ever Learned How To Receive. You Still Lack One Thing. Become A Beggar. This Is What You Still Lack. Learn How To Beg. This Isn’t Easy To Understand. To Learn How To Beg. To Learn How To Receive With Humility.

When Families Bring Children Into The World, Train Them In Faith And Sound Values, And Teach Them To Contribute To Society, They Become A Blessing In Our World.

The Challenge Of Life Is To Learn How To Love

Amid So Many Problems, Even Grave, May We Not Lose Our Hope In The Infinite Mercy Of God.

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