Since God Created The World,

The Family Is Threatened By Growing Efforts On The Part Of Some To Redefine The Very Institution Of Marriage, By Relativism, By The Culture Of The Ephemeral, By A Lack Of Openness To Life. These Realities Are Increasingly Under Attack From Powerful Forces, Which Threaten To Disfigure God’s Plan For Creation.

How I Wish Everyone Had Decent Work! It Is Essential For Human Dignity.

We Cannot Trust In Our Own Strength, But Only In Jesus And In His Mercy.

A Great Challenge: Stop Ruining The Garden Which God Has Entrusted To Us So That All May Enjoy It.

We Have Created New Idols. The Worship Of The Ancient Golden Calf (cf. Ex 32:1-35) Has Returned In A New And Ruthless Guise In The Idolatry Of Money And The Dictatorship Of An Impersonal Economy Lacking A Truly Human Purpose. The Worldwide Crisis Affecting Finance And The Economy Lays Bare Their Imbalances And, Above All, Their Lack Of Real Concern For Human Beings; Man Is Reduced To One Of His Needs Alone: Consumption.