A Population That Does Not

There Are No Part-time Christians.

I Feel So Low That Instead Of Picking Myself Up I Have To Cut Others Down.

It Is Necessary To Reaffirm Our Solid Opposition To Any Direct Offense Against Life, Especially When Innocent And Defenseless, And The Unborn Child In Its Mother's Womb Is The Quintessence Of Innocence. Let Us Remember The Words Of Vatican Council Ii: 'therefore From The Moment Of Its Conception Life Must Be Guarded With The Greatest Care While Abortion And Infanticide Are Unspeakable Crimes.'

Business Is A Noble Vocation, Directed To Producing Wealth And Improving The World. It Can Be A Fruitful Source Of Prosperity For The Area In Which It Operates, Especially If It Sees The Creation Of Jobs As An Essential Part Of Its Service To The Common Good. This Common Good Also Includes The Earth... The Environmental Challenge We Are Undergoing, And Its Human Roots, Concern And Affect Us All.

And There Is This Fact Of The Twelve Baskets: Why Twelve? What Does It Mean? Twelve Is The Number Of The Tribes Of Israel, Symbolically It Represents All The People. And This Tells Us That When Food Is Shared Equally, With Solidarity, Nobody Is Devoid Of The Necessary, Each Community Can Meet The Needs Of The Poorest. Human Ecology And Environmental Ecology Go Hand In Hand.