Fraternal love is the nearest testimony that we can give that Jesus is alive among us.

I thank all missionaries, men and women who quietly work hard for the Lord and their brothers and sisters.

It is neither a culture of confrontation nor a culture of conflict which builds harmony within and between peoples, but rather a culture of encounter and a culture of dialogue; this is the only way to peace.

Essential to the attainment of these national goals is the moral imperative of ensuring social justice and respect for human dignity. The great biblical tradition enjoins on all peoples the duty to hear the voice of the poor. It bids us to break the bonds of injustice and oppression which give rise to glaring, and indeed, scandalous social inequalities. Reforming the social structures which perpetuate poverty and the exclusion of the poor first requires a conversion of mind and heart.

I had an experience of knowing the Polish people when I was a child, and where my father worked many Poles came to work after the war. They were good people, and this has stayed in my heart.

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

And with a little sense of humor we can say that there are Christian bats who prefer the shadows to the light of the presence of the Lord.