World Youth Day was more than an antidote to the isolation and anger that are so much a part of today’s culture. It was an event, a moment in history, when Christ’s presence in the power of the Holy Spirit was experienced, an experience that happened precisely by coming together, by journeying together in trust and friendship.

A great act of charity is to accompany a person or family who is thinking of coming back to church.

During the month of May, let us ask Mary, the Mother of the Church, to renew us in our belief and devotion to the mystery of the Eucharist.

The redemptive act of Christ, done in obedience to the Father’s saving will, embraced the full range our triumphs, tragedies and sins.

Violence against the unborn and violence against the chronically and terminally ill are indeed manifestations of the culture of death – the cheapening of human life.

Even a glance at the Gospel shows us that healing the sick – physically and spiritually – was at the heart of Jesus’ earthly ministry.

Christ is at the center, there in the midst of all that we do, the way we approach every subject, every aspect of the school.

We can’t evangelize without putting ourselves out on a limb, any more than a person in sales can avoid the risk of getting turned down.

I felt the resilience of a people struggling to retain not only their territory, but also their faith, culture and national identity.

It is the time to rededicate ourselves to building a culture of life and civilization of love.