The process of healing also needs to include the pursuit of truth, not for the sake of opening old wounds, but rather as a necessary means of promoting justice, healing and unity.

This happens today: if the investments in the banks fall slightly... a tragedy... what can be done? But if people die of hunger, if they have nothing eat, if they have poor health, it does not matter! This is our crisis today!

The political struggle against marriage equality is war

Terrorism is everywhere. You think of the tribal terrorism of some African countries.

Business is a noble vocation, directed to producing wealth and improving the world. It can be a fruitful source of prosperity for the area in which it operates, especially if it sees the creation of jobs as an essential part of its service to the common good. This common good also includes the earth... the environmental challenge we are undergoing, and its human roots, concern and affect us all.

The love of God is not generic. God looks with love upon every man and woman, calling them by name.

A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian. This is not in the Gospel.