Why Is It Taken For Granted That

Do Not Feel Discouraged By All The Challenges And Hardships You Might Face. I Ask You Not To Forget That, Like Those Who Came Here Before You, You Bring Many Gifts To This New Nation Of Yours.

Only By Becoming Poor Ourselves, By Stripping Away Our Complacency, Will We Be Able To Identify With The Least Of Our Brothers And Sisters.

Before God And His People I Express My Sorrow For The Sins And Grave Crimes Of Clerical Sexual Abuse Committed Against You. And I Humbly Ask Forgiveness.

The Mercy Of Jesus Is Not Just Sentiment: Indeed It Is A Force That Gives Life, That Raises Man Up!

The Earth, Our Home, Is Beginning To Look More And More Like An Immense Pile Of Filth. In Many Parts Of The Planet, The Elderly Lament That Once Beautiful Landscapes Are Now Covered With Rubbish.