Birth: April 16, 1927
In the world in which we live, it is almost a necessity to be able to regain one's strength of body and spirit, especially for those who live in the ….
Although the constellations in which I have found myself - and naturally also the periods of life and their different influences - have led to change….
One doesn't begin to be a Christian because of an ethical decision or a great idea, but rather because of an encounter with an event, with a Person, ….
Each generation, as it seeks to advance the common good, must ask anew: 'What are the requirements that governments may reasonably impose upon citize….
Seeing with the eyes of Christ, I can give to others much more than their outward necessities; I can give them the look of love which they crave..
In the pierced heart of the Crucified, God's own heart is opened up - here we see who God is and what he is like. Heaven is no longer locked up. God ….
Dialogue is the fundamental unfolding of a gift of oneself to another..
Let us allow ourselves to be 'infected' by St. Joseph's silence! We need it greatly, in a world that is often too noisy, that does not favor meditati….
If we take the Lord's hand and let ourselves be guided by him, the path we take will be right and good..
There is an urgent need for the emergence of a new generation of apostles anchored firmly in the word of Christ, capable of responding to the challen….
Over the pope as expression of the binding claim of ecclesiastical authority, there stands one's own conscience which must be obeyed before all else,….
What does Sunday, the day of the Lord, mean for us? It is a day for rest and for family, but first of all a day for Him..
Society today is being fragmented by a way of thinking that is inherently short-sighted because it disregards the full horizon of truth - the truth a….
When human affairs are so ordered that there is no recognition of God, there is a belittling of man. That is why, in the final analysis, worship and ….
To have Christian hope means to know about evil and yet to go to meet the future with confidence. The core of faith rests upon accepting being loved ….
An authentic updating of sacred music can take place only in the lineage of the great tradition of the past, of Gregorian chant and of sacred polypho….
Experience shows that disregard for the environment always harms human coexistence, and vice versa. It becomes more and more evident that there is an….
God is alive. He has created every one of us, and he knows us all. He is so great that He has time for the little things in our lives: “Every hair of….
Respecting the environment does not mean considering material or animal nature more important than man. Rather, it means not selfishly considering na….
The fundamental human right, the presupposition of every other right, is the right to life itself. This is true of life from the moment of conception….
I am convinced that music really is the universal language of beauty which can bring together all people of good will on earth.