Integrating in the Church doesn't mean receiving communion.

We have begun a throw away culture. This tendency is seen on the level of individuals and whole societies; and it is being promoted! In circumstances like these, solidarity, which is the treasure of the poor, is often considered counterproductive, opposed to the logic of finance and the economy. While the income of a minority is increasing exponentially, that of the majority is crumbling.

If a company can declare bankruptcy, why can't a country do so?

When fundamentalism comes to kill, it can kill with the language - the Apostle James says this, not me - and even with a knife, no?

In a world like this, media can help us to feel closer to one another, creating a sense of unity of the human family which can in turn inspire solidarity and serious efforts to ensure a more dignified life for all.

As Christians, we have an additional reason to love and serve the poor; for in them we see the face and the flesh of Christ, who made himself poor so to enrich us with his poverty.

Have the courage "to swim against the tide". Have the courage to be happy.