When we don’t preach the LORD, we preach the Devil, and when we preach worldliness, we preach the Devil.
The Eucharist, although it is the fullness of sacramental life, is not a prize for the perfect but a powerful medicine and nourishment for the weak.
In the moment of hardship, we ask why some things happen. In those moments of suffering, questioning prayers that do not ask for explanations but beg the Lord to accompany us are the most useful.
With God, nothing is lost; but without him, everything is lost.
Let us ask the Lord for this grace: that our hearts become free and filled with light, so that we can rejoice as children of God.
Let us thank all those who teach in Catholic schools. Educating is an act of love; it is like giving life.
Trust in the power of Christ’s Cross! Receive his reconciling grace and share it!
Our mission as Christians is to conform ourselves evermore to Jesus as the model of our lives.
May we always say thank you to God, especially for his patience and mercy.
Reject every form of corruption.
We don’t need youth museums. But we do need holy young people.
I want to see the church get closer to the people. I want to get rid of clericalism, the mundane, this closing ourselves off within ourselves, in our parishes, schools or structures. Because these need to get out!
Communications requires study, preparation, and a special attention to truth, goodness and beauty.
It is not enough to say we are Christians. We must live the faith, not only with our words, but with our actions.
How marvellous it would be if, at the end of the day, each of us could say: today I have performed an act of charity towards others!
Dear parents, teach your children to pray. Pray with them.
Today too, amid so much darkness, we need to see the light of hope and to be men and women who bring hope to others.
Dear young people, let us not be satisfied with a mediocre life. Be amazed by what is true and beautiful, what is of God!
Peacemaking calls for courage, much more so than warfare.
May we try to listen and be silent in order to make space for the beauty of God.