The Eucharistic Mystery Stands At The Heart

Peace Is Not Simply The Absence Of Warfare.

For Peace Is Not Simply The Absence Of Warfare, Based On A Precarious Balance Of Power; It Is Fashioned By Efforts Directed Day After Day Toward The Establishment Of The Ordered Universe Willed By God, With A More Perfect Form Of Justice Among Men.

Technological Society Has Succeeded In Multiplying The Opportunities For Pleasure, But It Has Great Difficulty In Generating Joy.

Christ Did Not Found An Abstract Religion, A Mere School Of Religious Thought. He Setup A Community Of Apostles, Of Teachers, With The Task Of Spreading His Message And So Giving Rise To A Society Of Believers: His Church. He Promised The Spirit Of Truth To His Church And Then Sent Him.

The Freedom Or Immunity From Coercion In Matters Religious, Which Is The Endowment Of Persons As Individuals, Is Also To Be Recognized As Their Right When They Act In Community. Religious Communities Are A Requirement Of The Social Nature Both Of Man And Of Religion Itself.