Birth: December 17, 1936
It [abortion] is a crime, an absolute evil..
In a very real way, the poor are our teachers. They show us that people’s value is not measured by their possessions or how much money they have in t….
Fasting makes sense if it really chips away at our security and, as a consequence, benefits someone else, if it helps us cultivate the style of the g….
The economic part is the one that came out first because there were some problems about which the press spoke a lot..
Sometimes we are tempted to find excuses and complain, acting as if we could only be happy if a thousand conditions were met...I can say that the mos….
Do not be afraid to dream great things!.
Why is it taken for granted that women should earn less than men? No! They have the same rights..
A delicate balance is required to combat violence perpetrated in the name of a religion, an ideology or an economic system, while also safeguarding r….
How many innocent people and children suffer in the world! Lord, grant us your peace!.
The key phrase used by the synod, which I'll take up again, is 'integrate' in the life of the Church the wounded families, remarried families, etc. B….
One day we will see our animals again in eternity of Christ. Paradise is open to all God’s creatures..
Since God created the world, He also created reality..
Jesus on the Cross feels the whole weight of the evil, and with the force of God's love he conquers it, he defeats it with his resurrection..
Together with the social responsibility of businesses, there is also the social responsibility of consumers. Every person ought to have the awareness….
Being a Christian means renouncing ourselves, taking up the cross and carrying it with Jesus. There is no other way..
We need to 'go out,' then, in order to experience our own anointing, its power and its redemptive efficacy: to the 'outskirts' where there is sufferi….
The real power is love, that which empowers others, that which arouses action, that which no chain is able to hold back, for even on the Cross or on ….
It also happens to me that when I meet a clericalist, I suddenly become anti-clerical. Clericalism should not have anything to do with Christianity. ….
[Orthodox] are brothers, but I must respect them..
When evangelizers rise from prayer, their hearts are more open; freed of self-absorption, they are desirous of doing good and sharing their lives wit….
Work ends up dehumanizing people..