Birth: December 17, 1936
You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others..
Mere administration can no longer be enough. Throughout the world, let us be permanently in a state of mission..
There is never a reason to lose hope. Jesus says: “I am with you until the end of the world..
I want to remind priests that the confessional must not be a torture chamber but rather an encounter with the Lord’s mercy which spurs us on to do ou….
I would like to ask you all to see a ray of hope as well in the eyes and hearts of refugees and of those who have been forcibly displaced. A hope tha….
God never gives someone a gift they are not capable of receiving. If he gives us the gift of Christmas, it is because we all have the ability to unde….
The church does not need apologists of its causes nor crusaders of its battles, but sowers humble and confident of the truth, who ... trust of its po….
Trade unions have been an essential force for social change, without which a semblance of a decent and humane society is impossible under capitalism..
Among us, who is above must be in service of the others. This doesn't mean we have to wash each other's feet every day, but we must help one another..
Indifference to our neighbour and to God also represents a real temptation for us Christians. Each year during Lent we need to hear once more the voi….
We must avoid the spiritual disease of the Church that can become self-referential: when this happens, the Church itself becomes sick. It’s true that….
Let's ask ourselves: are we open to the Holy Spirit, do I pray to him to enlighten me, to make me more sensitive to the things of God? And this is….
The goods of the earth are meant for everyone..
I have heard it said that families with many children and high birth rates are among the cause of poverty. It seems to me a simplistic opinion. I can….
A Christian who does not protect Creation, who does not let it grow, is a Christian who does not care about the work of God, that work that was born ….
Finding God in all things is not an 'empirical eureka.' When we desire to encounter God, we would like to verify him immediately by an empirical meth….
It is horrific even to think that there are children, victims of abortion, who will never see the light of day.
A good teacher does not get lost in the details, but points to what is essential so that the child or student can find meaning and joy in life..
You just can’t say that, just as you can’t say that all Christians are fundamentalists. We have our share of them (fundamentalists). All religions ha….
Today children are disposed of because there is no food or because they are killed before being born – children are discarded. The elderly are dispos….
Dear young people, the Church expects great things of you and your generosity. Don’t be afraid to aim high..