I Am Always Wary Of Decisions Made

The Worship Of The Golden Calf Of Old (cf. Ex 32:15-34) Has Found A New And Heartless Image In The Cult Of Money And The Dictatorship Of An Economy Which Is Faceless And Lacking Any Truly Humane Goal.

Essential To The Attainment Of These National Goals Is The Moral Imperative Of Ensuring Social Justice And Respect For Human Dignity. The Great Biblical Tradition Enjoins On All Peoples The Duty To Hear The Voice Of The Poor. It Bids Us To Break The Bonds Of Injustice And Oppression Which Give Rise To Glaring, And Indeed, Scandalous Social Inequalities. Reforming The Social Structures Which Perpetuate Poverty And The Exclusion Of The Poor First Requires A Conversion Of Mind And Heart.

Obsession With A Consumerist Lifestyle, Above All When Few People Are Capable Of Maintaining It, Can Only Lead To Violence And Mutual Destruction.

We Hear Many Offers From The World Around Us; But Let Us Take Up God's Offer Instead: His Is A Caress Of Love. For God, We Are Not Numbers, We Are Important, Indeed We Are The Most Important Thing To Him; Even If We Are Sinners, We Are What Is Closest To His Heart.

Let Us Pause Before The Child Of Bethlehem. Let Us Allow Our Hearts To Be Touched, Let Us Allow Ourselves To Be Warmed By The Tenderness Of God; We Need His Caress. God Is Full Of Love: To Him Be Praise And Glory Forever! God Is Peace: Let Us Ask Him To Help Us To Be Peacemakers Each Day, In Our Life, In Our Families, In Our Cities And Nations, In The Whole World. Let Us Allow Ourselves To Be Moved By God's Goodness.