Peace is always possible but we have to seek it. Let us pray for peace.
Each encounter with Jesus changes our life.
We who are Christians, members of God’s family, are called to go out to the needy and to serve them.
Our Christian identity is belonging to a people: the Church. Without the Church we are not Christians.
When you meet the needy your heart grows bigger.
May the World Day of Consecrated Life be a timely occasion to rediscover the centrality of Jesus in our lives.
If we start without confidence, we have already lost half the battle and we bury our talents.
And does not true freedom mean choosing ways in this world that lead to the good of all and are guided by love?
When we are generous in welcoming people and sharing something with them-some food, a place in our homes, our time-not only do we no longer remain poor: we are enriched.
Love makes us similar, it creates equality, it breaks down walls and eliminates distances. God did this with us.
Let us go back to the Lord. The Lord never tires of forgiving: never! It is we who tire of asking his forgiveness. Let us ask for the grace not to tire of asking forgiveness, because he never tires of forgiving.
Become the Word in body as well as spirit.
I make a forceful and urgent call to the entire Catholic Church, and also to every Christian of other confessions, as well as to followers of every religion and to those brothers and sisters who do not believe: peace is a good which overcomes every barrier, because it belongs to all of humanity!
Pastors must welcome the lost sheep. Actually, I made a mistake. I said welcome, rather, go out and find them.
I extend my appreciation to the associations, movements and all those who defend human life.
The Church is a mother, not an entrepreneur.
Only we big sinners have this grace of knowing what salvation really means.
Forgiveness is not a result of our efforts, but is a gift. It is a gift of the Holy Spirit who showers us with mercy and grace that pours forth unceasingly from the open heart of Christ crucified and risen.
The Cross isn’t an ornament, mere symbol. It’s the mystery of God’s love, that He died for our sins.
It makes no difference whether they be Catholics, Orthodox, Copts or Protestants. They are Christians! Their blood is one and the same. Their blood confesses Christ.