One cannot offend, make war, kill in the name of one’s own religion, that is, in the name of God.
Fasting makes sense if it really chips away at our security and, as a consequence, benefits someone else, if it helps us cultivate the style of the good Samaritan, who bent down to his brother in need and took care of him.
Prayer, humility, and charity toward all are essential in the Christian life: they are the way to holiness.
When we do not adore God, we adore something else. Money and power are false idols which often take the place of God.
War destroys, kills, impoverishes. Lord, give us your peace!
I pray every day for all who are suffering in Iraq. Please join me.
Every threat to the family is a threat to society itself.
The process of healing also needs to include the pursuit of truth, not for the sake of opening old wounds, but rather as a necessary means of promoting justice, healing and unity.
A good teacher does not get lost in the details, but points to what is essential so that the child or student can find meaning and joy in life.
Consumerism has accustomed us to waste. But throwing food away is like stealing it from the poor and hungry.
Let us not give in to pessimism, to that bitterness that the devil offers us every day.
During Lent, let us find concrete ways to overcome our indifference.
Whoever says he is without sin is a liar or is blind.
The Sacraments are the manifestation of the Father’s tenderness and love towards each of us.
We must not be afraid of solidarity; rather let us make all we have and are available to God.
Wherever there are men and women who have consecrated their lives to God, there you find joy.
Let us not close our hearts, let us not lose confidence, let us never give up.
Advent is a journey towards Bethlehem. May we let ourselves be drawn by the light of God made man.
It is a mortal sin to discard the elderly.
The Christian mission has only one focus: to change individual’s lives so they can change the world.