Art In The Church Fundamentally Exists For

Europe Has Discarded Its Children. A Bit Triumphantly. I Remember That When I Was Studying In One Country The Clinics That Did Abortions Then Prepared Everything To Send It To Cosmetic Factories. Makeup Made With The Blood Of Innocents. And This Was Something To Brag About, Because It Was Progressive.

Holy Mother Church Teaches Us To End The Year And Also Our Days With An Examination Of Conscience...to Be Grateful And To Ask For Forgiveness.

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.

Life Gradually Becomes A Surrender To Situations Conditioned By Technology.

It Is My Hope That Inter-religious And Ecumenical Cooperation Will Demonstrate That Men And Women Do Not Have To Forsake Their Identity, Whether Ethnic Or Religious, In Order To Live In Harmony With Their Brothers And Sisters. If We Are Honest In Presenting Our Convictions, We Will Be Able To See More Clearly What We Hold In Common.