Birth: December 17, 1936
This is the mission of every Christian: lumina pandit - to spread the light and to tell the world of God's love..
I want to see the church get closer to the people. I want to get rid of clericalism, the mundane, this closing ourselves off within ourselves, in our….
I see the church as a field hospital after battle. It is useless to ask a seriously injured person if he has high cholesterol and about the level of ….
In these times of suffering prayer is of even more help..
Our infinite sadness can only be cured by an infinite love..
If someone is gay and is searching for the Lord and has good will, then who am I to judge him? ... The problem is not having this tendency, no, we mu….
Today too, amid so much darkness, we need to see the light of hope and to be men and women who bring hope to others..
The Church is called to draw near to every person, beginning with the poorest and those who suffer..
It is now, more than ever, necessary that political leaders be outstanding for honesty, integrity and commitment to the common good..
Christmas celebrations are often full of sound. It would be good for us to make room for silence, to hear the voice of Love..
Human trafficking is a scourge, a crime against the whole of humanity. It is time to join forces and work together to free its victims and to eradica….
To celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation means to be wrapped in a warm embrace..
We don't need youth museums but we do need holy young people..
The Church needs you, your enthusiasm, your creativity and the joy that is so characteristic of you..
The most important thing is the first proclamation: Jesus Christ has saved you..
I join the March for Life in Washington with my prayers. May God help us respect all life, especially the most vulnerable..
Jesus teaches us another way: Go out. Go out and share your testimony, go out and interact with your brothers, go out and share, go out and ask. Beco….
We have to work harder to develop a profound theology of women within the church. The feminine genius is needed wherever we make important decisions..
As the son of an immigrant family, I am happy to be a guest in U.S, which was largely built by such families..
There is nothing the Church can do except try to educate people to become good consumers..
There is so much indifference in the face of suffering. May we overcome indifference with concrete acts of charity..