Throwing away food is like stealing from the table of those who are poor and hungry.
That which gives us true freedom and true happiness is the compassionate love of Christ.
God’s love is free. He asks for nothing in return; all he wants is for his love to be accepted.
We need to build up society in the light of the Beatitudes, walking towards the Kingdom with the least among us.
It is better to have a Church that is wounded but out in the streets than a Church that is sick because it is closed in on itself.
In Confession, Jesus welcomes us with all our sinfulness, to give us a new heart, capable of loving as he loves.
A great challenge: stop ruining the garden which God has entrusted to us so that all may enjoy it.
When everything falls apart, only one thing sustains our hope: God loves us, he loves everyone!
The teachings of the Gospel have direct consequences for our way of thinking, feeling and living.
It does not render justice to the victims, but rather fosters vengeance.
Every expression of true beauty can be acknowledged as a path leading to an encounter with the Lord Jesus.
God understands us, He waits for us. He doesn’t get tired of forgiving us. If we repent and go to him with a truly open heart.
We Christians identify Christ with the sun, and the moon with the Church, the community of the faithful. No one, save Jesus Christ, possesses his or her own light.
We pray for the many brothers and sisters who seek refuge far from their native lands, who seek a home where they can live without fear: that they might always be respected in their dignity.
There are people who are afraid to go to confession, forgetting that they will not encounter a severe judge there, but the immensely merciful Father.
The blood of our Christian brothers and sisters is a testimony which cries out to be heard by everyone who can still distinguish between good and evil.
Let us pray for peace, and let us bring it about, starting in our own homes.
Christian witness is concrete: words without actions are empty.
When Christians forget about hope and tenderness they become a cold Church, that loses its sense of direction and is held back by ideologies and worldly attitudes, whereas God’s simplicity tells you: go forward, I am a Father who caresses you.
To protect creation, to protect every man and every woman, to look upon them with tenderness and love is to open up a horizon of hope.