Birth: December 17, 1936
Men, to exist, to become complete and mature, need to feel the joy of fatherhood. When a man does not have this desire, something is missing in this ….
Confession is the sacrament of the tenderness of God, his way of embracing us..
Certainly, possessions, money, and power can give a momentary thrill, the illusion of being happy, but they end up possessing us and making us always….
There are the saints of every day, the 'hidden' saints, a sort of 'middle class of holiness'... to which we can all belong..
As always, the ones who aren't saints make the most noise...a single tree falling makes a sound, but a whole forest growing doesn't..
A person who is not convinced, enthusiastic, certain and in love, will convince nobody..
We are all sinners. But God heals us with an abundance of grace, mercy and tenderness.
The blood of our Christian brothers is a witness that cries out..If they are Catholic, Orthodox, Copts, Lutherans, it is not important : They are Chr….
Let us allow God to fill our hearts with his goodness and mercy..
Politics, according to the Social Doctrine of the Church, is one of the highest forms of charity, because it serves the common good. I cannot wash my….
The proclamation of the Gospel is destined primarily to the poor, to those who often lack the essentials for a decent life. The good news is first an….
We just cannot worry about ourselves..
We have so many priests who have gone half way … it’s sad that they did not manage to go the whole way; they have something of the employee in them, ….
I cannot live without people. I need to live my life with others..
It is necessary to reaffirm our solid opposition to any direct offense against life, especially when innocent and defenseless, and the unborn child i….
My choices, including those related to the day-to-day aspects of life, like the use of a modest car, are related to a spiritual discernment that resp….
I dream of a church that is a mother and shepherdess..
The Rosary is a school of Prayer. The Rosary is a school of Faith..
The Gospel calls individual Christians to live lives of honesty, integrity and concern for the common good.. to create circles of integrity.., networ….
The Church, in her wisdom, maintains the distinction between engaged and married couples -- they are not the same, today's culture and society have b….
We must recover the whole sense of gift, of gratuitousness, of solidarity. Rampant capitalism has taught the logic of profit at all costs, of giving ….