Birth: December 17, 1936
Let Christ turn your natural optimism into Christian hope, your energy into moral virtue, your good will into genuine self-sacrificin g love! This is….
More than by fear of going astray, my hope is that we will be moved by the fear of remaining shut up within structures which give us a false sense of….
The Holy Spirit helps us to view others with fresh eyes, seeing them always as brothers and sisters in Jesus, to be respected and loved..
I would like to ask all those who have positions of responsibility in economic, political and social life, and all men and women of goodwill: let us ….
Together with the social responsibility of businesses, there is also the social responsibility of consumers. Every person ought to have the awareness….
Let us say "Yes" to life and not death. Let us say "Yes" to freedom and not enslavement to the many idols of our time. In a word, let us say "Yes" to….
The great challenge facing us today is to learn once again how to talk to one another, not simply how to generate and consume information..
To be wise use three languages: think well, feel well and do well. And to be wise allow yourselves to be surprised by the love of God. That will guar….
There is never a reason to lose hope. Jesus says: “I am with you until the end of the world..
When Jesus stepped into the waters of the Jordan and was baptized by John the Baptist, he did so not because he was in need of repentance, or convers….
The family is the most important wealth of a nation. May we endeavor to defend and strengthen the foundation of society..
The family is a community of love where each of us learns to relate to others and to the world around us..
A good Catholic meddles in politics, offering the best of himself, so that those who govern can govern. But what is the best that we can offer to tho….
A beautiful homily, a genuine sermon, must begin with the first proclamation, with the proclamation of salvation. There is nothing more solid, deep a….
In imitation of our Master, we Christians are called to confront the poverty of our brothers and sisters, to touch it, to make it our own and to take….
In this Year of Faith, let us remember that faith is not something we possess, but something we share. Every Christian is an apostle..
It is the attitude of some leaders of God's people; they continually scold others, hurl reproaches at them, tell them to be quiet. ... 'Madam, take y….
We cannot be part-time Christians! We should seek to live our faith at every moment of every day..
We too need to protect, guide, and encourage our young people, helping them to build a society worthy of their great spiritual and cultural heritage.….
The person who gossips is a terrorist who drops a bomb, destroys, and they destroy others..
When a family loses its ability to dream, children don't grow, love doesn't grow and life loses strength, eventually it shuts off..