None Of Us Can Think We Are

We Face So Many Challenges In Life: Poverty, Distress, Humiliation, The Struggle For Justice, Persecutions, The Difficulty Of Daily Conversion, The Effort To Remain Faithful To Our Call To Holiness, And Many Others. But If We Open The Door To Jesus And Allow Him To Be Part Of Our Lives, If We Share Our Joys And Sorrows With Him, Then We Will Experience The Peace And Joy That Only God, Who Is Infinite Love, Can Give.

May This Colloquium Be An Inspiration To All Who Seek To Support And Strengthen The Union Of Man And Woman In Marriage As A Unique, Natural, Fundamental And Beautiful Good For Persons, Families, Communities, And Whole Societies.

We Too Need To Protect, Guide, And Encourage Our Young People, Helping Them To Build A Society Worthy Of Their Great Spiritual And Cultural Heritage. Specifically, We Need To See Each Child As A Gift To Be Welcomed, Cherished, And Protected. And We Need To Care For Our Young People, Not Allowing Them To Be Robbed Of Hope And Condemned To Life On The Streets.

I Don't Like It When I Hear It Said: 'but These Youth Say Stupid Things!'

Nurturing And Cherishing Creation Is A Command God Gives Not Only At The Beginning Of History, But To Each Of Us. It Is Part Of His Plan; It Means Causing The World To Grow Responsibly, Transforming It So That It May Be A Garden, A Habitable Place For Everyone.