The great danger in today's world, pervaded as it is by consumerism, is the desolation and anguish born of a complacent yet covetous heart, the feverish pursuit of frivolous pleasures, and a blunted conscience. Whenever our interior life becomes caught up in its own interests and concerns, there is no longer room for others, no place for the poor.

Lord Jesus, make us capable of loving as you love.

The Son of God became incarnate in the souls of men to instill the feeling of brotherhood. All are brothers and all children of God.

There is no cross, big or small, in our life which the Lord does not share with us.

Even the weakest and most vulnerable, the sick, the old, the unborn and the poor, are masterpieces of God's creation, made in his own image, destined to live for ever, and deserving of the utmost reverence and respect.

Although the life of a person is in a land full of thorns and weeds, there is always a space in which the good seed can grow. You have to trust God.

It is not possible to go backwards. We must go forward. Always forward.