Birth: December 17, 1936
Faith is professed with the lips and with the heart, through words & through love..
Religious life ought to promote growth in the Church by way of attraction. The Church must be attractive. Wake up the world! Be witnesses of a differ….
The 'Church' is ... catholic because her communion embraces the whole human race..
We need to proclaim the Gospel on every street corner, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing, even with our preaching, every kind of dis….
We are a church of sinners but we must not be afraid of holiness. Do not be afraid to aim for holiness and turn yourselves over to the love of God. H….
The Earth is our environment to protect and the garden to tend to..
Many people who are forced into emigration suffer and often die tragically; many of their rights are violated, they are obliged to separate from thei….
You may be poor yourselves in material ways, but you have an abundance of gifts to offer when you offer Christ and the community of his Church..
Around us there is the presence of evil. The devil is at work. But in a loud voice I say: GOD IS STRONGER..
Let us never forget that authentic power is service, which has its radiant culmination on the Cross..
Everyone must be a missionary, everyone can hear that call of Jesus and go forth and proclaim the Kingdom!.
Let us thank all those who teach in Catholic schools. Educating is an act of love; it is like giving life..
Each of us has a vision of good and of evil. We have to encourage people to move towards what they think is Good..
If you withdraw into yourself, you run the risk of becoming egocentric. And stagnant water becomes putrid..
The pace of consumption, waste and environmental change has so stretched the planet's capacity that our contemporary lifestyle, unsustainable as it i….
The search for God means having the courage to set out on a risky path, it means following our restless hearts..
It is now, more than ever, necessary that political leaders be outstanding for honesty, integrity and commitment to the common good..
We don't need youth museums but we do need holy young people..
When we don't preach the LORD, we preach the Devil, and when we preach worldliness, we preach the Devil.
In these times of suffering prayer is of even more help..
In this case [the Charlemagne Prize], I don't say (I was) forced, but convinced by the holy and theological headstrongness of Cardinal [Walter] Kaspe….