The true Christian can nurture a trustful optimism, because he is certain of not walking alone. In sending us Jesus, the eternal Son made man, God has drawn near to each of us. In Christ he has become our travelling companion.

Man must reconcile himself to his natural greatness.... he must not forget that he is a person.

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

Lord Jesus, Who in the Eucharist make your dwelling among us and become our traveling companion, sustain our Christian communities so that they may be ever more open to listening and accepting your Word. May they draw from the Eucharist a renewed commitment to spreading in society, by the proclamation of your Gospel, the signs and deeds of an attentive and active charity

Prayer gives us light by which to see and to judge from God's perspective and from eternity. That is why you must not give up on praying!

The most urgent task is that of the biblical and liturgical formation of the people of God.

Modern society will find no solution to the ecological problem unless it takes a serious look at its lifestyle.