By saying "blessed are those who mourn", Jesus does not intend to declare an unfortunate and burdensome condition in life to be happy. Suffering is not a value in itself, but a reality that Jesus teaches us to live with the correct attitude.

Each one of us is called to be an artisan of peace, by uniting and not dividing, by extinguishing hatred and not holding on to it, by opening paths to dialogue and not by constructing new walls!

We need to 'go out,' then, in order to experience our own anointing, its power and its redemptive efficacy: to the 'outskirts' where there is suffering, bloodshed, blindness that longs for sight, and prisoners in thrall to many evil masters.

The Christian truth is attractive and persuasive because it responds to humanity's deepest needs.

Humanity needs justice, peace and love and we can have this only by returning with our hearts towards God who is the source of all this.

Seeking happiness in material things is a sure way of being unhappy.

Violence and war lead only to death.