Respect for the environment means more than simply using cleaner products or recycling what we use. These are important aspects, but not enough, we need to see, with the eyes of faith, the beauty of God's saving plan, the link between the natural environment and the dignity of the human person.

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The true strength of the Christian is the power of truth and love, which leads to the renunciation of all violence. Faith and violence are incompatible.

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If we wish to follow Christ closely, we cannot choose an easy, quiet life. It will be a demanding life, but full of joy.

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Some people continue to defend trickle-down theories which assume that economic growth, encouraged by a free market, will inevitably succeed in bringing about greater justice and inclusiveness in the world. This opinion, which has never been confirmed by the facts, expresses a crude and naive trust in the goodness of those wielding economic power and in the sacralized workings of the prevailing economic system.

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Let us thank all those who teach in Catholic schools. Educating is an act of love; it is like giving life.

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Do not be afraid to dream great things!

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Let us pray for peace: peace in the world and in each of our hearts.

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Our faith in Christ, who became poor, and was always close to the poor and the outcast, is the basis of our

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Work is fundamental to the dignity of the person. Work, to use an image, 'anoints' with dignity, fills us with dignity, makes us similar to God who has worked and still works, who always acts.

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When we are generous in welcoming people and sharing something with them-some food, a place in our homes, our time-not only do we no longer remain poor: we are enriched. I am well aware that when someone needing food knocks at your door, you always find a way of sharing food; as the proverb says, one can always 'add more water to the beans'! Is it possible to add more water to the beans?...Always?...And you do so with love, demonstrating that true riches consist not in materials things, but in the heart!

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There is no sin that God cannot pardon. All we need to do is ask for forgiveness

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A Senate vote on gay marriage is a destructive pretension against the plan of God

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To be a mother is a great treasure. Mothers, in their unconditional and sacrificial love for their children, are the antidote to individualism; they are the greatest enemies against war.

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Christ leads us to go out from ourselves more and more, to give ourselves and to serve others.

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All it takes is one good person to restore hope.

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Our efforts must aim at restoring hope, righting wrongs, maintaining commitments, and thus promoting the well-being of individuals and of peoples.

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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.

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It is not possible to go backwards. We must go forward. Always forward.

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Help one another: this is what Jesus teaches us and this what I am doing, and doing with all my heart.

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Practicing charity is the best way to evangelize.

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This may sound like heresy, but it is the greatest truth! It is more difficult to let God love us, than to love Him! The best way to love Him in return is to open our hearts and let Him love us. Let Him draw close to us and feel Him close to us. This is really very difficult: letting ourselves be loved by Him. And that is perhaps what we need to ask today in the Mass: 'Lord, I want to love You, but teach me the difficult science, the difficult habit of letting myself be loved by You, to feel You close and feel Your tenderness ! May the Lord give us this grace.

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