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To Maintain A Joyful Family Requires Much From Both The Parents And The Children. Each Member Of The Family Has To Become, In A Special Way, The Servant Of The Others.

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To Maintain A Joyful

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To Maintain A Joyful Family Requires Much From Both The Parents And The Children. Each Member Of The Family Has To Become, In A Special Way, The Servant Of The Others.

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The Family That Prays Together, Stays Together.

Christians, In Particular, Realize That Their Responsibility Within Creation And Their Duty Towards Nature And The Creator Are An Essential Part Of Their Faith.

The Eucharist Is Not Only A Particularly Intense Expression Of The Reality Of The Church's Life, But Also In A Sense Its Fountainhead. The Eucharist Feeds And Forms The Church: 'because There Is One Bread, We Who Are Many Are One Body, For We All Partake Of The One Bread' (1 Cor 10:17, Rsv). Because Of This Vital Link With The Sacrament Of The Body And Blood Of The Lord, The Mystery Of The Church Is Savored, Proclaimed, And Lived Supremely In The Eucharist.

The State Of Inequality Between Individuals And Between Nations Not Only Still Exists; It Is Increasing. It Still Happens That Side By Side With Those Who Are Wealthy And Living In Plenty There Exist Those Who Are Living In Want, Suffering Misery And Often Actually Dying Of Hunger; And Their Number Reaches Tens, Even Hundreds Of Millions.

Economic Inequality

The Essential Commitment And, Above All, The Visible Grace And Source Of Supernatural Strength For The Church As The People Of God Is To Persevere And Advance Constantly In Eucharistic Life And Eucharistic Piety And To Develop Spiritually In The Climate Of The Eucharist.

The [abortion] Excommunication Affects All Those Who Commit This Crime With Knowledge Of The Penalty Attached, And Thus Includes Those Accomplices Without Which The Crime Would Not Have Been Committed.

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 Gospel Must Not Be Kept Hidden Because Of Fear Or Indifference. It Was Never Meant To Be Hidden Away In Private. It Has To Be Put On A Stand So That People May See Its Light And Give Praise To Our Heavenly Father.

The Church Must Persist In The Teaching Transmitted To Her By Christ.

Pervading Nationalism Imposes Its Dominion On Man Today In Many Different Forms And With An Aggressiveness That Spares No One. The Challenge That Is Already With Us Is The Temptation To Accept As True Freedom What In Reality Is Only A New Form Of Slavery.

Marriage Is An Act Of Will That Signifies And Involves A Mutual Gift, Which Unites The Spouses And Binds Them To Their Eventual Souls, With Whom They Make Up A Sole Family - A Domestic Church.

A Nation That Kills Its Own Children Has No Future.

Prayer Can Truly Change Your Life. For It Turns Your Attention Away From Yourself And Directs Your Mind And Your Heart Toward The Lord. If We Look Only At Ourselves, With Our Own Limitations And Sins, We Quickly Give Way To Sadness And Discouragement. But If We Keep Our Eyes Fixed On The Lord, Then Our Hearts Are Filled With Hope, Our Minds Are Washed N The Light Of Truth, And We Come To Know The Fullness Of The Gospel With All Is Promise And Life.

The Only Struggle Which Religions Can Justify, The Only Struggle Worthy Of Humans, Is The Moral Struggle Against Humanity's Own Disordered Passions, Against Every Kind Of Selfishness, Against Attempts To Oppress Others, Against Every Type Of Hatred And Violence.

It Can Therefore Be Said That, From The Viewpoint Of The Doctrine Of The Faith, There Are No Difficulties In Explaining The Origin Of Man In Regard To The Body, By Means Of The Theory Of Evolution.

Theory Of Evolution

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.

The Cemetery Of The Victims Of Human Cruelty In Our Century Is Extended To Include Yet Another Vast Cemetery, That Of The Unborn.

My Desire Is For The Young People Of The Entire World To Come Closer To Mary. She Is The Bearer Of An Indelible Youthfulness And Beauty That Never Wanes. May Young People Have Increasing Confidence In Her And May They Entrust Their Lives To Her.

A Just Wage For The Worker Is The Ultimate Test Of Whether Any Economic System Is Functioning Justly.

...be Holy Men And Women! Do Not Forget That The Fruits Of The Apostolate Depend On The Depth Of The Spiritual Life, On The Intensity Of Prayer, Of Continual Formation And Sincere Adhesion To The Directives Of The Church.

If You Want Peace, Work For Justice. If You Want Justice, Defend Life. If You Want Life, Embrace Truth.

To Be Actively Pro-life Is To Contribute To The Renewal Of Society Through The Promotion Of The Common Good. It Is Impossible To Further The Common Good Without Acknowledging And Defending The Right To Life, Upon Which All The Other Inalienable Rights Of Individuals Are Founded And From Which They Develop.

The Lord Has Given You A Heart Open To Great Horizons; Do Not Be Afraid To Commit Your Life Completely To The Service Of Christ And His Gospel! Listen To Him As He Says Again Today: 'the Harvest Is Abundant, But The Laborers Are Few.

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.

I Hope That Your Example Attracts Many Souls To The Adoration Of Jesus Christ Who Is Present On The Altar To Be Of Comfort And Hope To Those Who Confide In Him With Faith And Love; They Look On Him As The Emmanuel, God With Us, Who Wished To Dwell Amongst Us: His Heart In Our Heart

Art Has A Unique Capacity To Take One Or Other Facet Of The Message And Translate It Into Colors, Shapes And Sounds Which Nourish The Intuition Of Those Who Look And Listen.

What Will You Do With Your Life? What Are Your Plans? Have You Ever Thought Of Committing Your Existence Totally To Christ? Do You Think That There Can Be Anything Greater Than To Bring Jesus To People And People To Jesus?

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?

Life With Christ Is A Wonderful Adventure.

Those Who Advocate Euthanasia Have Capitalized On People's Confusion, Ambivalence And Even Fear About The Use Of Modern Life-prolonging Technologies. Being Able To Choose The Time And Manner Of One's Death, Without Regard To What Is Chosen Is Presented As The Ultimate Freedom.

Make Your Lives Intensely Eucharistic.

Consequently, Theories Of Evolution Which, In Accordance With The Philosophies Inspiring Them, Consider The Mind As Emerging From The Forces Of Living Matter, Or As A Mere Epiphenomenon Of This Matter, Are Incompatible With The Truth About Man. Nor Are They Able To Ground The Dignity Of The Person.

Theory Of Evolution

A Man Shows Himself A True Disciple Of Christ By Carrying The Cross In His Turn Every Day In The Activity That He Is Called To Perform.

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