Perhaps I can say that I am a bit astute, that I can adapt to circumstances, but it is also true that I am a bit naive. Yes, but the best summary, the one that comes more from the inside and I feel most true is this: I am a sinner whom the Lord has looked upon.
Proselytism is solemn nonsense; it makes no sense. We need to get to know each other, listen to each other and improve our knowledge of the world around us.
Agape, the love of each one of us for the other, from the closest to the furthest, is in fact the only way that Jesus has given us to find the way of salvation and of the Beatitudes.
I believe that Catholics involved in politics carry the values of their religion within them, but have the mature awareness and expertise to implement them. The Church will never go beyond its task of expressing and disseminating its values, at least as long as I’m here.
Religion has the right to express its opinion in the service of the people, but God in creation has set us free: it is not possible to interfere spiritually in the life of a person.
Auschwitz cries out with the pain of immense suffering and pleads for a future of respect, peace and encounter among peoples.
Every Christian can witness to God in the workplace, not only with words, but above all with an honest life.
How good it is for us when the Lord unsettles our lukewarm and superficial lives.
Let us pray for peace in Africa, especially in the Central African Republic and in South Sudan.
We cannot be tepid disciples. The Church needs our courage in order to give witness to truth.
If we live the faith in our daily life, then our work too becomes a chance to spread the joy of being a Christian.
God does not reveal himself in strength or power, but in the weakness and fragility of a newborn babe.
The whole of salvation history is the story of God looking for us: he offers us love and welcomes us with tenderness.
The Internet offers immense possibilities for encounter and solidarity. This is something truly good, a gift from God.
If we take the poor away from the Gospel, we won’t be able to understand the whole message of Jesus Christ.
The secret of Christian living is love. Only love fills the empty spaces caused by evil.
What God cares about most is that we are His friends.
The Lord speaks to us through the Scriptures and in our prayer. Let us learn to keep silence before him, as we meditate upon the Gospel.
A Christian who is not a revolutionary today isn’t a Christian.
Jesus is more than a friend. He is a teacher of truth and life who shows us the way that leads to happiness.