Birth: December 17, 1936
You can't have Christ without the Church..
The great biblical tradition enjoins on all peoples the duty to hear the voice of the poor. It bids us break the bonds of injustice and oppression w….
The Eucharist, although it is the fullness of sacramental life, is not a prize for the perfect but a powerful medicine and nourishment for the weak..
Let us encourage the generosity which is typical of the young and help them to work actively in building a better world. Youth do not solely need mat….
Today let us all ask ourselves whether we are afraid of what God might ask, or of what he does ask.... Do I truly let God into my life? How do I answ….
Confirmation strengthens us to defend the faith and to spread the Gospel courageously.
The climate is a common good, belonging to all and meant for all..
...men and women are sacrificed to the idols of profit and consumption: it is the "culture of waste." If you break a computer it is a tragedy, but po….
The thing the Church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to warm the hearts of the faithful..
Your sins are great? Just tell the Lord: Forgive me, help me to get up again, change my heart!.
To imitate the hatred and violence of tyrants and murderers is the best way to take their place..
Every time we judge our brother in our hearts or worse when we speak badly of them with others, we are murdering Christians..
There can be no renewal of our relationship with nature without a renewal of humanity itself..
How many Christians live for appearances? Their life seems like a soap bubble. The soap bubble is beautiful, with all its colours! But it lasts only ….
When we do not adore God, we adore something else. Money and power are false idols which often take the place of God..
May each family rediscover family prayer, which helps to bring about mutual understanding and forgiveness..
Our Mother Mary is full of beauty because she is full of grace..
God never tires of forgiving us; we are the ones who tire of seeking his mercy..
Let us be renewed by God's mercy ... and let us become agents of this mercy, channels through which God can water the earth, protect all creation and….
Jesus kept his wounds so that we would experience his mercy. This is our strength and our hope..
I like it when someone tells me: 'I don't agree.' This is a true collaborator. When they say 'Oh, how great, how great, how great,' that's not useful..