When Christians Forget About Hope And Tenderness

May The God Of Peace Arouse In All An Authentic Desire For Dialogue And Reconciliation. Violence Cannot Be Overcome With Violence. Violence Is Overcome With Peace.

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.

If We Don't Learn How To Cry, We Can't Be Good Christians. This Is A Challenge. Don't Be Frightened Of Crying.

Faith Is Not A Light Which Scatters All Our Darkness, But A Lamp Which Guides Our Steps In The Night And Suffices For The Journey.

We Must Always Walk In The Presence Of The Lord, In The Light Of The Lord, Always Trying To Live In An Irreprehensible Way.