We are no longer able to hear God - There are too many frequencies filling our ears.

If we take the Lord's hand and let ourselves be guided by him, the path we take will be right and good.

Dear young people, do not be satisfied with anything less than Truth and Love, do not be content with anything less than Christ

May we be enlightened by a ray of the light that comes from Bethlehem, the light of He who is 'The Greatest' and made himself small.

Non-African missionaries, responding generously to the Lord's call with ardent apostolic zeal, came to share the joy of revelation. Following in their footsteps, Africans are today missionaries on other continents.

I think in particular of our need to speak to the hearts of young people, who, despite their constant exposure to messages contrary to the Gospel, continue to thirst for authenticity, goodness and truth. Much remains to be done, particularly on the level of preaching and catechesis in parishes and schools, if the new evangelization is to bear fruit for the renewal of ecclesial life in America.

A spiritual desert is spreading: an interior emptiness, an unnamed fear, a quiet sense of despair.