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Today Saint Paul Has Told Us That In Christ We Have Become God’s Adopted Children, Brothers And Sisters In Christ. This Is Who We Are. This Is Our Identity.

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.

On A Positive Note, We Must Reaffirm The Right Of Children To Grow Up In A Family With A Father And A Mother Capable Of Creating A Suitable Environment For The Child’s Development And Emotional Maturity.

Another Very Interesting Chapter Is The Education Of Children: The Victims Of Problems Of The Family Are The Children. The Children. Even Of Problems That Neither Husband Nor Wife Have A Say In. For Example, The Needs Of A Job. When The Dad Doesn't Have Free Time To Speak To His Children, When The Mother Doesn't Have Time To Speak With Her Children.

Spiritual Worldliness Kills! It Kills The Soul! It Kills The Church!

Breathing Is Made Up Of Two Stages: Inhaling, The Intake Of Air, And Exhaling, The Letting Out Of Air. The Spiritual Life Is Fed, Nourished, By Prayer And Is Expressed Outwardly Through Mission: Inhaling And Exhaling. When We Inhale, By Prayer, We Receive The Fresh Air Of The Holy Spirit.

The Secret Of Christian Living Is Love. Only Love Fills The Empty Spaces Caused By Evil.

Gratitude Is A Flower That Blooms In Noble Souls.

God Never Closes Off Horizons; He Is Never Unconcerned About The Lives And Sufferings Of His Children. God Never Allows Himself To Be Outdone In Generosity.

Today, The News Is Scandals, That Is News, But The Many Children Who Don’t Have Food - That’s Not News. This Is Grave. We Can’t Rest Easy While Things Are This Way.

One Cannot Provoke, One Cannot Insult Other People's Faith, One Cannot Make Fun Of Faith.

Lord, Teach Us To Step Outside Ourselves. Teach Us To Go Out Into The Streets And Manifest Your Love.

Holy Week Challenges Us To Step Outside Ourselves So As To Attend To The Needs Of Others: Those Who Long For A Sympathetic Ear, Those In Need Of Comfort Or Help. We Should Not Simply Remain In Our Own Secure World, That Of The Ninety-nine Sheep Who Never Strayed From The Fold, But We Should Go Out, With Christ, In Search Of The One Lost Sheep, However Far It May Have Wandered.

Say No To An Ephemeral, Superficial And Throwaway Culture, A Culture That Assumes That You Are Incapable Of Taking On Responsibility And Facing The Great Challenges Of Life!

The One Who Listens Attentively To The Word Of God And Truly Prays, Always Asks The Lord: What Is Your Will For Me?

We Too Need To Protect, Guide, And Encourage Our Young People, Helping Them To Build A Society Worthy Of Their Great Spiritual And Cultural Heritage. Specifically, We Need To See Each Child As A Gift To Be Welcomed, Cherished, And Protected. And We Need To Care For Our Young People, Not Allowing Them To Be Robbed Of Hope And Condemned To Life On The Streets.

You Have A Specific And Important Mission, That Of Keeping Alive The Relationship Between The Faith And The Cultures Of The Peoples To Whom You Belong. . . . [w]e Have To Follow Christ Along The Concrete Path Of Our Daily Lives So That He Can Transform Us.

Our Infinite Sadness Can Only Be Cured By An Infinite Love.

We Cannot Be Christians Part-time. If Christ Is At The Center Of Our Lives, He Is Present In All That We Do.

From Rome, Now The Nuncio Is On The Border Where [ukrainians] Are Fighting, Helping Soldiers And The Wounded. The Church Of Rome Has Sent So Much Help There. It's Always Peace, Agreements. We Must Respect The Minsk Accords And So On. This Is The Entirety. But, Don't Get Scared By That Phrase. And This Is A Lesson That A Piece Of News Must Be Interpreted With The Hermeneutic Of Everything And Not Just A Part.

Jesus Speaks In The Silence Of The Mystery Of The Eucharist And Reminds Us Each Time That Following Him Means Going Out Of Ourselves And Making Our Lives Not Something We 'possess,' But A Gift To Him And To Others.

From My Point Of View, God Is The Light That Illuminates The Darkness, Even If It Does Not Dissolve It, And A Spark Of Divine Light Is Within Each Of Us.

I Don't Like It When I Hear It Said: 'but These Youth Say Stupid Things!'

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