Birth: April 16, 1927
The Church does not invent sins but recognizes the will of God and has to declare it. Of course, the great thing.. is that upon the Church, which has….
The "door of faith" (Acts 14:27) is always open for us, ushering us into the life of communion with God and offering entry into his Church. It is pos….
Wherever applause breaks out in the liturgy because of some human achievement, it is a sure sign that the essence of liturgy has totally disappeared ….
Dear brothers and sisters...The Lord is calling me to "climb the mountain", to devote myself even more to prayer and meditation. But this does not me….
God's heart calls to our hearts, inviting us to come out of ourselves, to forsake our human certainties, to trust in him and, by following his exampl….
Peace, however, is not merely a gift to be received: it is also a task to be undertaken. In order to be true peacemakers, we must educate ourselves i….
The primary contribution that the Church offers to the development of mankind and peoples does not consist merely in material means or technical solu….
A Christian knows when it is time to speak of God and when it is better to say nothing and to let love alone speak. He knows that God is love and tha….
It is important always to know that the first word, the true initiative, the true activity comes from God and only by inserting ourselves into the di….
To me, it really seems visible today that ethics is not something exterior to the economy, which, as technical matter, could function on its own; rat….
We become new if we let ourselves be grasped and shaped by the new Man, Jesus Christ. He is the new Man par excellence. In him the new human existenc….
Silence 'is so lacking in this world which is often too noisy, which is not favorable to recollection and listening to the voice of God. In this time….
Each one of us needs time and space for recollection, meditation and calmness.... Thanks be to God that this is so! In fact, this need tells us that ….
Today, the need to avoid confusing marriage with other types of unions based on weak love is especially urgent. It is only the rock of total, irrevoc….
Only in truth does charity shine forth, only in truth can charity be authentically lived. Truth is the light that gives meaning and value to charity.….
We are building a dictatorship of relativism that does not recognize anything as definitive and whose ultimate goal consists solely of one's own ego ….
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,….
To some extent, this urge to break out of the ordinary is present in every generation. Part of being young is desiring something beyond everyday life….
Advent is the spiritual season of hope par excellence, and in this season the whole Church is called to be hope, for itself and for the world..
Dear young people, let me now ask you a question. What will you leave to the next generation? Are you building your lives on firm foundations, buildi….
The real 'action' in the liturgy in which we are all supposed to participate is the action of God himself. This is what is new and distinctive about ….