You cannot be a conscious Christian without St. Paul. He translated the teachings of Christ into a doctrinal structure that, even with the additions of a vast number of thinkers, theologians and pastors, has resisted and still exists after two thousand years.

Dear Young People, do not be mediocre; the Christian life challenges us with great ideals!

A Christian is one who is invited... to join in the feast, to the joy of being saved, to the joy of being redeemed, to the joy of sharing life with Christ. This is a joy! You are called to a party!

Christians know how to face difficulties, trials and defeat with serenity and hope in the Lord.

This is the mission of every Christian: lumina pandit - to spread the light and to tell the world of God's love.

Each individual Christian and every community is called to be an instrument of God for the liberation and promotion of the poor.

In imitation of our Master, we Christians are called to confront the poverty of our brothers and sisters, to touch it, to make it our own and to take practical steps to alleviate it.

Christians must respond to evil with good, taking the cross upon themselves as Jesus did

Let Christ turn your natural optimism into Christian hope, your energy into moral virtue, your good will into genuine self-sacrificin g love! This is the path you are called to take. This is the path to overcoming all that threatens hope, virtue and love in your lives and in your culture. In this way your youth will be a gift to Jesus and to the world.