God Alone Is Enough

"Every human being is a sacred story. Man is in the image of God."This is a reality through which Cardinal Philippe's life stretches out with genuine self-sacrifice to God and to men. He was born in the Savannah of former Upper Volta now called Burkina Faso (Land of honest people), in the middle of West Africa. Cardinal Philippe's personality matches our time. He is rock-solid, a man of faith carrying an original and innovative pastoral vision for the future of the Church. He is the "Duc in altum" Pastor (Lk 5, 4) who encourages, seduces, convinces, leading his flock with confidence. His motto: Never backward! Always forward! "Duc in altum!" with Christ; like Sister Emmanuelle: Yala!" We have to put out to the deep to bring to every man the message of love of Christ living and working in our lives. "God alone is enough!" In the cardinal's view, nothing can divert us any longer once our eyes are set on Him. This is the strong spiritual message conveyed all along this book generous with rich and edifying thoughts. The writer's biography shows the reader the extent to which the cardinal is simple and open to dialogue and peace. The originality of the writer emerges through his convictions of faith and preferential proximity to the poor, the sick, and the prisoners. His involvement in the inter-religious dialogue is praise-worthy.