May The Power Of Christ, Which Brings

It Is The Attitude Of Some Leaders Of God's People; They Continually Scold Others, Hurl Reproaches At Them, Tell Them To Be Quiet. ... 'madam, Take Your Crying Child Out Of The Church As I Am Preaching.' As If The Cries Of A Child Were Not A Sublime Homily.

This Happens Today: If The Investments In The Banks Fall Slightly... A Tragedy... What Can Be Done? But If People Die Of Hunger, If They Have Nothing Eat, If They Have Poor Health, It Does Not Matter! This Is Our Crisis Today!

Indifference To Our Neighbour And To God Also Represents A Real Temptation For Us Christians. Each Year During Lent We Need To Hear Once More The Voice Of The Prophets Who Cry Out And Trouble Our Conscience.

Let Us Pray To The Lord And Ask Him To Protect The Family In The Crisis With Which The Devil Wants To Destroy It. Families Are The Domestic Church Where Jesus Grows In The Love Of A Married Couple, In The Lives Of Their Children.

I Make A Forceful And Urgent Call To The Entire Catholic Church, And Also To Every Christian Of Other Confessions, As Well As To Followers Of Every Religion And To Those Brothers And Sisters Who Do Not Believe: Peace Is A Good Which Overcomes Every Barrier, Because It Belongs To All Of Humanity!