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Two weeks ago in the School of Community<\/a> we were discussing the answer Msgr. Giussani gave to a questioner who asks if it is reasonable for a non-believer to ask Christ for anything: Giussani says that it is completely reasonable to ask Christ to answer our needs because He is the answer to absolutely everything. Wow! Christ is the answer to everything for all time. Period. Christ is the answer is THE to every question, to every concern we have. Now, let’s be serious: we’re not saying Christ is the answer to whether we’ll eat pasta or cereal today. He’s the answer to questions of meaning, faith, vision, fulfillment, etc. What follows here is the Pope is addressing the matter of how and why the Church is engaged in culture. This is the same work that the World Youth Alliance<\/a> is doing and what Communion & Liberation<\/a> is about; the pope’s explanation of ecclessial engagement in culture is reasonable. No?<\/span><\/p>\n The Church’s engagement with civil society is anchored in (Pope Benedict XVI’s address to the new Ambassador of New Zealand to the Holy See Robert Carey Moore-Jones, May 29, 2009)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Two weeks ago in the School of Community we were discussing the answer Msgr. Giussani gave to a questioner who asks if it is reasonable for a non-believer to ask Christ for anything: Giussani says that it is completely reasonable to ask Christ to answer our needs because He is the answer to absolutely everything. … Continue reading God unites & sustains society<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[1999],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24685"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24685\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nher conviction that authentic human progress — whether as individuals or
\ncommunities — is dependent upon the recognition of the spiritual dimension
\nproper to every person. It is from God that men and women receive their
\nessential dignity<\/span> (cf. Gen 1:27) and<\/span> the capacity to transcend particular
\ninterests in order to seek truth and goodness and so find purpose and meaning
\nin their lives<\/span>. This broad perspective provides a framework within which it is
\npossible to counter any tendency to adopt superficial approaches to social
\npolicy which address only the symptoms of negative trends in family life and
\ncommunities, rather than their roots. Indeed, when humanity’s spiritual heart
\nis brought to light, individuals are drawn beyond themselves to ponder God and
\nthe marvels of human life: being, truth, beauty, moral values, and
\nrelationships that respect the dignity of others. In this way a sure foundation
\nto unite society and sustain a common vision of hope can be found.<\/p>\n