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VII. Para 98: THE GAZE OF JESUS

Jesus lived in full harmony with creation, and others were amazed: “What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?”...

VII. Para 97: THE GAZE OF JESUS

The Lord was able to invite others to be attentive to the beauty that there is in the world because he himself was in constant touch with...

II. Para 96: THE GAZE OF JESUS

Jesus took up the biblical faith in God the Creator, emphasizing a fundamental truth: God is Father (cf. Mt 11:25). In talking with his...

Para 95: THE COMMON DESTINATION OF GOODS

The natural environment is a collective good, the patrimony of all humanity and the responsibility of everyone. If we make something our...

VI. Para 94: THE COMMON DESTINATION OF GOODS

The rich and the poor have equal dignity, for “the Lord is the maker of them all” (Prov 22:2). “He himself made both small and great”...

VI. Para 93: THE COMMON DESTINATION OF GOODS

Whether believers or not, we are agreed today that the earth is essentially a shared inheritance, whose fruits are meant to benefit...

Para 92: V. A UNIVERSAL COMMUNION

Moreover, when our hearts are authentically open to universal communion, this sense of fraternity excludes nothing and no one. It follows...

Para 91: V. A UNIVERSAL COMMUNION

A sense of deep communion with the rest of nature cannot be real if our hearts lack tenderness, compassion and concern for our fellow...

Para 90: V. A UNIVERSAL COMMUNION

This is not to put all living beings on the same level nor to deprive human beings of their unique worth and the tremendous...

Para 89:V. A UNIVERSAL COMMUNION

The created things of this world are not free of ownership: “For they are yours, O Lord, who love the living” (Wis 11:26). This is the...

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