One day we will see our animals again in eternity of Christ. Paradise is open to all God’s creatures.
I try to lead a life where I don’t have to ask God for forgiveness.
It is necessary to broaden the opportunities for a stronger presence of women in the church.
Jesus washes the feet of the Apostles. Are we ready to serve others like this.
Christians are those who let God clothe them with goodness and mercy, with Christ, so as to become, like Christ, servants of God and others.
Not to share one’s goods with the poor is to rob them and to deprive them of life. It is not our goods that we possess, but theirs.
Accept the risen Jesus into your life. Even if you have been far away, take a small step towards Him. He awaits you with open arms.
You cannot insult the faith of others.
Let us build our lives of faith on the rock who is Christ.
If you don’t learn how to cry, you cannot be a good Christian. When they posed this question to us – why children suffer, why this or that tragedy occurs in life – our response must be either silence or a word that is born of our tears. Be courageous, don’t be afraid to cry.
The love of God is not generic. God looks with love upon every man and woman, calling them by name.
We are all sinners. But God heals us with an abundance of grace, mercy and tenderness.
Reforming the social structures which perpetuate poverty and the exclusion of the poor first requires a conversion of mind and heart.
Human rights are not only violated by terrorism, repression or assassination, but also by unfair economic structures that creates huge inequalities.
Since many of you do not belong to the Catholic Church and others are non-believers, from the bottom of my heart I give this silent blessing to each and every one of you, respecting the conscience of each one of you but knowing that each one of you is a child of God.
I believe in the old warrior’s credo that “to the victor go the spoils.”
Jesus teaches us another way: Go out. Go out and share your testimony, go out and interact with your brothers, go out and share, go out and ask. Become the Word in body as well as spirit.
We have to work harder to develop a profound theology of women within the church. The feminine genius is needed wherever we make important decisions.
I love tango, and I used to dance when I was young.
As stewards of God’s creation, we are called to make the earth a beautiful garden for the human family.