Let Us Build Our Lives

It Is True That Going Out On To The Street Implies The Risk Of Accidents Happening, As They Would To Any Ordinary Man Or Woman. But If The Church Stays Wrapped Up In Itself, It Will Age. And If I Had To Choose Between A Wounded Church That Goes Out On To The Streets And A Sick, Withdrawn Church, I Would Definitely Choose The First One.

The Great Challenge Facing Us Today Is To Learn Once Again How To Talk To One Another, Not Simply How To Generate And Consume Information. The Latter Is A Tendency Which Our Important And Influential Modern Communications Media Can Encourage. Information Is Important, But It Is Not Enough. All Too Often Things Get Simplified, Different Positions And Viewpoints Are Pitted Against One Another, And People Are Invited To Take Sides, Rather Than To See Things As A Whole.

Our Relationship With The Followers Of Islam Has Taken On Great Importance, Since They Are Now Significantly Present In Many Traditionally Christian Countries, Where They Can Freely Worship And Become Fully A Part Of Society. We Must Never Forget That They "profess To Hold The Faith Of Abraham, And Together With Us They Adore The One, Merciful God, Who Will Judge Humanity On The Last Day".

All It Takes Is One Good Person To Restore Hope.

Jesus On The Cross Feels The Whole Weight Of The Evil, And With The Force Of God's Love He Conquers It, He Defeats It With His Resurrection.