For us Christians, love of neighbour springs from love of God; and it is its most limpid expression. Here one tries to love one's neighbour, but also to allow oneself to be loved by one's neighbour. These two attitudes go together, one cannot be exercised without the other. Printed on the letterhead of the Missionaries of Charity are these words of Jesus: "as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me". Loving God in our brethren and loving our brethren in God.

If we live according to the law "an eye for an eye...," we will never escape from the spiral of evil.

It is through an unbroken chain of witnesses that we come to see the face of Jesus.

That which gives us true freedom and true happiness is the compassionate love of Christ.

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.

Our Christian identity is belonging to a people: the Church. Without the Church we are not Christians.

Let us keep the flame of faith alive through prayer and the sacraments: let us make sure we do not forget God.