Birth: December 17, 1936
Poverty calls us to sow hope.... Poverty is the flesh of the poor Jesus, in that child who is hungry, in the one who is sick, in those unjust social ….
Be sanctuaries of respect for life, proclaiming the sacredness of every human life from conception to natural death.
The rosary is spiritual medicine..
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..
Ask Jesus what he wants from you and be brave!.
The thing the Church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to warm the hearts of the faithful..
Throwing away food is like stealing from the table of those who are poor and hungry..
Working for a just distribution of the fruits of the earth and human labor is not mere philanthropy. It is a moral obligation..
The Christian family is missionary: it announces the love of God to the world..
Before all else, the Gospel invites us to respond to the God of love who saves us, to see God in others and to go forth from ourselves to seek the go….
To love God and neighbor is not something abstract, but profoundly concrete: it means seeing in every person and face of the Lord to be served, to se….
Prayer, humility, and charity toward all are essential in the Christian life: they are the way to holiness..
It is neither a culture of confrontation nor a culture of conflict which builds harmony within and between peoples, but rather a culture of encounter….
I believe that Catholics involved in politics carry the values of their religion within them, but have the mature awareness and expertise to implemen….
The love of Christ fills our hearts and makes us always able to forgive!.
God does not reveal himself in strength or power, but in the weakness and fragility of a newborn babe..
Lent is a favorable time for letting Christ serve us so that we in turn may become more like Him..
The Bishops of the Philippines have asked that this year be set aside as the ‘Year of the Poor.’ I hope that this prophetic summons will challenge ev….
Charity, patience and tenderness are very beautiful gifts. If you have them, you want to share them with others..
Division within a Christian community is a very grave sin; it is the work of the devil..
... this task entrusted to us by God the Creator requires us to grasp the rhythm and logic of creation. But we are often driven by pride of dominatio….