Since God created the world, He also created reality.

This is God's way, the way of humility. It is the way of Jesus; there is no other. And there can be no humility without humiliation.

...these things become the norm: that some homeless people die of cold on the streets is not news. In contrast, a ten point drop on the stock markets of some cities, is a tragedy. A person dying is not news, but if the stock markets drop ten points it is a tragedy! Thus people are disposed of, as if they were trash.

The great challenge facing us today is to learn once again how to talk to one another, not simply how to generate and consume information. The latter is a tendency which our important and influential modern communications media can encourage. Information is important, but it is not enough. All too often things get simplified, different positions and viewpoints are pitted against one another, and people are invited to take sides, rather than to see things as a whole.

The Lord never tires of forgiving. It is we who tire of asking for forgiveness.

Today people are suffering from poverty, but also from lack of love

May the power of Christ, which brings freedom and service, be felt in so many hearts afflicted by war, persecution and slavery.