We are impatient, anxious to see the whole picture, but God lets us see things slowly, quietly.
We now live in a culture of the temporary, in which more and more people are simply giving up on marriage as a public commitment.
A person who is not convinced, enthusiastic, certain and in love, will convince nobody.
Every time we judge our brother in our hearts or worse when we speak badly of them with others, we are murdering Christians.
Have the courage “to swim against the tide”. Have the courage to be happy.
Please waste time just playing with your kids!
A small step, in the midst of great human limitations, can be more pleasing to God than a life which appears outwardly in order but moves through the day without confronting great difficulties.
An authentic faith-which is never comfortable or completely personal-always involves a deep desire to change the world, to transmit values, to leave this earth somehow better than we found it.
If a company can declare bankruptcy, why can’t a country do so?
How beautiful it is to see that young people are ‘street preachers,’ joyfully bringing Jesus to every street, every town square and every corner of the earth!
The obsession with economic profit and technical efficiency puts the human rhythms of life at risk.
The border between good and evil passes not outside of us but within us.
We cannot take a step in our Christian life without the help of the Lord, because we are weak.
Today is the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. Let us work and pray.
Working for a just distribution of the fruits of the earth and human labor is not mere philanthropy. It is a moral obligation.
Fathers are so necessary as examples and guides for our children in wisdom and virtue. Without father figures, young people often feel orphaned; left adrift at a critical moment in their growth and development.
God never closes off horizons; He is never unconcerned about the lives and sufferings of His children. God never allows Himself to be outdone in generosity.
God loves the lowly. When we live humbly, he takes our small efforts and creates great things.
In a word: charity cannot be neutral, antiseptic, indifferent, lukewarm or impartial! Charity is infectious, it excites, it risks, and it engages! For true charity is always unmerited, unconditional, and gratuitous!
If we want security, let us give security; if we want life, let us give life; if we want opportunities, let us provide opportunities. The yardstick we use for others will be the yardstick which time will use for us.