If you follow the will of God, you know that in spite of all the terrible things that happen to you, you will never lose a final refuge. You know that the foundation of the world is love, so that even when no human being can or will help you, you may go on, trusting in the One that loves you.
It is theologically and anthropologically important for woman to be at the center of Christianity. Through Mary, and the other holy women, the feminine element stands at the heart of the Christian religion.
Truth is not determined by a majority vote.
Intelligence and love are not in separate compartments: love is rich in intelligence and intelligence is full of love.
The risen Lord is the new Temple, the real meeting place between God and man.
Accepting the Cross, entering into fellowship with Christ, means entering the realm of transformation and expiation.
In his self-offering on the Cross, Jesus, as it were, brings all the sin of the world deep within the love of God and wipes it away.
Let us say plainly: the unredeemed state of the world consists precisely in the failure to understand the meaning of creation, in the failure to recognize truth; as a result, the rule of pragmatism is imposed, by which the strong arm of the powerful becomes the god of this world.
The world promises you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness.
The cross reminds us that there is no true love without suffering, there is no gift of life without pain.
Holiness never goes out of fashion.
Dear young people, do not be satisfied with anything less than Truth and Love, do not be content with anything less than Christ.
Help each other to live and to grow in the Christian faith so as to be valiant witnesses of the Lord. Be united, but not closed. Be humble, but not fearful. Be simple, but not naive. Be thoughtful, but not complicated. Enter into dialogue with others, but be yourselves.
Believing is nothing other than, in the darkness of the world, touching the hand of God, and in this way, in silence, hearing the Word, seeing love.
While we too always seek other signs, other wonders, we do not realize that he is the real sign, God made flesh; he is the greatest miracle of the universe: all the love of God hidden in a human heart, in a human face.
In a world where there is so much noise, so much bewilderment, there is a need for silent adoration of Jesus concealed in the Host. Be assiduous in the prayer of adoration and teach it to the faithful. It is a source of comfort and light, particularly to those who are suffering.
God seeks us where we are, not so that we stay there, but so that we may come to be where He is, so that we may get beyond ourselves.
Do not believe that living together before marriage guarantees the future. By burning certain stages, you risk burning love itself. Time needs to be respected gradually, just like the expressions of love.
The evangelization of the person and of human communities depends totally on this encounter with Jesus Christ.
Everything in this world will pass away. In eternity only Love will remain.