There Is A Danger That Threatens Everyone

I Had A Long Conversation With The Imam, The Grand Imam Of The Al-azhar University, And I Know How They Think... They Seek Peace, Encounter.

This Visit Is Meant To Express My Closeness To Our Brothers And Sisters Who Endured The Suffering, Loss And Devastation Caused By Typhoon Yolanda. Together With Many People Throughout The World, I Have Admired The Heroic Strength, Faith And Resilience Demonstrated By So Many Filipinos In The Face Of This Natural Disaster, And So Many Others.

Auschwitz Cries Out With The Pain Of Immense Suffering And Pleads For A Future Of Respect, Peace And Encounter Among Peoples.

No One Listens Willingly To Someone Who Speaks To Them From A Position Of Self-righteousness And Judgment. Again And Again In The Gospels, Jesus Reserves His Harshest Words For Those Who Ignore Their Own Weakness In Order To Lord It Over Others.

How Can It Be That It Is Not A News Item When An Elderly Homeless Person Dies Of Exposure, But It Is News When The Stock Market Loses Two Points? This Is A Case Of Exclusion.