Real love is demanding. I would fail in my mission if I did not tell you so. Love demands a personal commitment to the will of God.
May Mary, who in the freedom of her ‘Fiat’ and her presence at the foot of the cross, offered to the world, Jesus, the Liberator, help us to find him in the Sacrament of the altar.
Catholic education aims not only to communicate facts but also to transmit a coherent, comprehensive vision of life, in the conviction that the truths contained in that vision liberate students in the most profound meaning of human freedom.
The future starts today, not tomorrow.
Do not forget that true love sets no conditions; it does not calculate or complain, but simply loves.
You are priests, not social or political leaders. Let us not be under the illusion that we are serving the Gospel through an exaggerated interest in the wide field of temporal problems.
The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one’s word to Christ and the Church. a duty and a proof of the priest’s inner maturity; it is the expression of his personal dignity.
One cannot use with impunity the different categories of beings-animals, plants, the natural elements-simply as one wishes, according to economic needs. One must take into account the nature of each being and its mutual connection in an ordered system, which is the cosmos.
To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each member of the family has to become, in a special way, the servant of the others.
May you experience the truth that he, Christ, looks upon you with love.
The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become selfish.
The distinctive mark of the Christian, today more than ever, must be love for the poor, the weak, the suffering.
The call for a sincere gift of self is the fullest way to realize our personal freedom.
The worst prison would be a closed heart.
Faith leads us beyond ourselves. It leads us directly to God.
Even if the forces of darkness appear to prevail, those who believe in God know that evil and death do not have the final say.
Love demands a personal commitment to the will of God.
By dialogue, we let God be present in our midst, for as we open ourselves to one another, we open ourselves to God.
Never tire of firmly speaking out in defense of life from its conception and do not be deterred from the commitment to defend the dignity of every human person with courageous determination. Christ is with you: be not afraid!
The most generous choices, especially the persevering, are the fruit of profound and prolonged union with God in prayerful silence.