Birth: December 17, 1936
There is another temptation which we must especially guard against: the simplistic reductionism which sees only good or evil; or, if you will, the ri….
Abortion is not the lesser of two evils. It is a crime. It is to throw someone out in order to save another. That's what the Mafia does..
I distrust a charity that costs nothing and does not hurt..
It [abortion] is a crime, an absolute evil..
Miracles happen. But prayer is needed! Prayer that is courageous, struggling and persevering, not prayer that is a mere formality..
A good example brings about so much good, but hypocrisy brings about so much evil..
The challenge of life is to learn how to love.
I prefer a church which is bruised, hurting and dirty because it has been out on the streets, rather than a church which is unhealthy from being conf….
In the face of so many wounds that hurt us and could lead to a hardness of heart, we are called to dive into the sea of prayer, which is the sea of t….
What God cares about most is that we are His friends..
Lent is a time of grace, a time to convert and live out our baptism fully..
We cannot give up in the face of evil. God is Love and he has defeated evil through Christ’s death and resurrection..
The cry of a baby is God's voice: never drive them away from the church!.
Be present to those who, living in the midst of a society burdened by poverty and corruption, are broken in spirit, tempted to give up, to leave scho….
And with the grace of Baptism and of Eucharistic Communion I can become an instrument of God's mercy, of that beautiful mercy of God..
But you too, help one another: help one another always. One another. In this way, by helping one another, we will do some good..
I am always wary of decisions made hastily. I am always wary of the first decision, that is, the first thing that comes to my mind if I have to make ….
No one can remain insensitive to the inequalities that persist in the world ... the Brazilian people, particularly the humblest among you, can offer ….
I recognize that globalization has helped many people rise out of poverty, but it has also damned many others to starve to death. It is true that glo….
Abortion is not the lesser of two evils. It is a crime. It is to throw someone out in order to save another..
None of us can think we are exempt from concerns for the poor and for social justice..