Of All Human Activities, Man's Listening To

The Freedom Or Immunity From Coercion In Matters Religious, Which Is The Endowment Of Persons As Individuals, Is Also To Be Recognized As Their Right When They Act In Community. Religious Communities Are A Requirement Of The Social Nature Both Of Man And Of Religion Itself.

Modern Man Listens More Willingly To Witnesses Than To Teachers, And If He Does Listen To Teachers, It Is Because They Are Witnesses.

The World Calls For And Expects From Us Simplicity Of Life, The Spirit Of Prayer, Charity Towards All, Especially Towards The Lowly And The Poor, Obedience And Humility... Without This Mark Of Holiness, Our Word Will Have Difficulty In Touching The Heart Of Modern Man. It Risks Being Vain And Sterile.

In America, You Are Not Required To Offer Food To The Hungry Or Shelter The Homeless. There Is No Ordinance Forcing You To Visit The Lonely, Or Comfort The Infirmed. No Where In The Constitution Does It Say You Have To Provide Clothing To The Poor. In Fact, One Of The Nicest Things About Living Here In America, Is That You Really Don't Have To Do Anything For Anybody. But When You Do, You Give Meaning And Provide Soul To The Concept Of Community...and Develop A Sense Of Purpose To Something Greater Than One's Self.

Christ Did Not Found An Abstract Religion, A Mere School Of Religious Thought. He Setup A Community Of Apostles, Of Teachers, With The Task Of Spreading His Message And So Giving Rise To A Society Of Believers: His Church. He Promised The Spirit Of Truth To His Church And Then Sent Him.