In the newborn child is realized the common good of the family.

We need to make our own the ancient pastoral wisdom which... encouraged Pastors to listen more widely to the entire People of God. Significant is Saint Benedict's reminder to the Abbot of a monastery, inviting him to consult even the youngest members of the community: "By the Lord's inspiration, it is often a younger person who knows what is best".

We must reflect the light of Christ through lives of prayer and joyful service to others.

Christ is the sacrament of the invisible God - a sacrament that indicates presence. God is with us.

Dear young people, let yourselves be taken over by the light of Christ, and spread that light wherever you are.

Faced with the sacredness of life and of the human person, and before the marvels of the universe, wonder is the only appropriate attitude.

The poor of the United States and of the world are your brothers and sisters in Christ. You must never be content to leave them just the crumbs from the feast. You must take of your substance, and not just of your abundance, in order to help them. And you must treat them like guests at your family table.