Birth: September 26, 1897 Death: August 6, 1978
The world calls for and expects from us simplicity of life, the spirit of prayer, charity towards all, especially towards the lowly and the poor, obe….
The task of evangelizing all people constitutes the essential mission of the Church. It is a task and mission which the vast and profound changes of ….
Peace is not merely the absence of war. Nor can it be reduced solely to the maintenance of a balance of power between enemies. Nor is it brought abou….
The religion of the God who became man has met the religion (for such it is) of man who makes himself God. And what happened? Was there a clash, a ba….
Satan's smoke has made its way into the Temple of God through some crack.
Excessive economic, social and cultural inequalities among peoples arouse tensions and conflicts, and are a danger to peace..
Having rationally endeavored to control nature, is he not now becoming the slave of the objects which he makes?.
If you want peace, work for justice..
Of all human activities, man's listening to God is the supreme act of his reasoning and will..
Every mother is like Moses. She does not enter the promised land. She prepares a world she will not see..
The Mass is the most perfect form of prayer..
This world in which we live needs beauty in order not to sink into despair. It is beauty, like truth, which brings joy to the heart of man and is tha….
The pope is becoming a missionary, you will say. Yes, the pope is becoming a missionary, which means a witness, a shepherd, an apostle on the move..
In America, you are not required to offer food to the hungry or shelter the homeless. There is no ordinance forcing you to visit the lonely, or comfo….
The Eucharistic mystery stands at the heart and center of the liturgy since it is the fount of life by which we are cleansed and strengthened to live….
Man's genius has with God's help produced marvelous technical inventions from creation, especially in our times. The Church, our mother, is particula….
Never reach out your hand unless you're willing to extend an arm..
Technological society has succeeded in multiplying the opportunities for pleasure, but it has great difficulty in generating joy..
The hungry nations of the world cry out to the peoples blessed with abundance. And the Church, cut to the quick by this cry, asks each and every man ….
No member of the faithful could possibly deny that the Church is competent in her magisterium to interpret the natural moral law..
All life demands struggle. Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to the real values of life. The very strivin….