Birth: December 17, 1936
The Church encourages those in power to be truly at the service of the common good of their peoples. She urges financial leaders to take account of e….
When fundamentalism comes to kill, it can kill with the language - the Apostle James says this, not me - and even with a knife, no?.
Lord, help us to live the virtue of generosity, to love without limits..
We are not alone. We have many brothers who in this moment of catastrophe came to help. And we too, because of this, we feel more like brothers and s….
Those called to the service of governance in the church need to have a strong sense of justice, so that any form of injustice becomes unacceptable..
Among us, who is above must be in service of the others. This doesn't mean we have to wash each other's feet every day, but we must help one another..
Despite our sins, we can say with Peter: Lord, you know everything, you know that I love you..
Oh Mary, star of the sea, once again we recourse to thee, to find refuge and sernity, to implore your protection and help. Mother of God and our Moth….
This may sound like heresy, but it is the greatest truth! It is more difficult to let God love us, than to love Him! The best way to love Him in retu….
Let us go back to the Lord. The Lord never tires of forgiving: never! It is we who tire of asking his forgiveness. Let us ask for the grace not to ti….
Be dispensers of God's grace, not controllers. Don't be the Holy Spirit's customs agents..
...these things become the norm: that some homeless people die of cold on the streets is not news. In contrast, a ten point drop on the stock markets….
We cannot wait any longer to deal with the structural causes of poverty, in order to heal our society from an illness that can only lead to new crise….
A way has to be found to enable everyone to benefit from the fruits of the earth, and not simply to close the gap between the affluent and those who ….
Life is a precious gift, but we realize this only when we give it to others..
Do not feel discouraged by all the challenges and hardships you might face. I ask you not to forget that, like those who came here before you, you br….
I would like that all of us, after these days of grace, might have the courage - the courage - to walk in the presence of the Lord, with the Cross of….
If I repeated some passages from the homilies of the Church Fathers, in the second or third century, about how we must treat the poor, some would acc….
To all people of good will who are working for social justice: never tire of working for a more just world, marked by greater solidarity!.
Without a solution to the problems of the poor, we will not solve the problems of the world. We need projects, mechanisms and processes to implement ….
Not only would I say that the family is important for the evangelization of the new world. The family is important, and it is necessary for the survi….