The Holy Spirit Transforms And

The Popes Have Spoken Of Human Ecology, Closely Linked To Environmental Ecology. We Are Living In A Time Of Crisis: We See This In The Environment, But Above All We See This In Mankind Man Is Not In Charge Today, Money Is In Charge, Money Rules. God Our Father Did Not Give The Task Of Caring For The Earth To Money, But To Us, To Men And Women: We Have This Task! Instead, Men And Women Are Sacrificed To The Idols Of Profit And Consumption: It Is The 'culture Of Waste.'

From The Peak Of Chimborazo (volcano) To The Pacific Coast, From The Amazon Rainforest To The Galapagos Islands, May You Never Lose The Ability To Thank God For What He Has Done And Is Doing For You, May You Never Lose The Ability To Protect What Is Small And Simple, To Care For Your Children And Your Elderly, To Have Confidence In The Young, And To Be Constantly Struck By The Nobility Of Your People And The Singular Beauty Of Your Country.

Let Us Learn To Live With Kindness, To Love Everyone, Even When They Do Not Love Us.

Fundamental Relationships Are Being Called Into Question, As Is The Very Basis Of Marriage And The Family. I Can Only Reiterate The Importance And, Above All, The Richness And The Beauty Of Family Life.

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.