I believe that the most necessary thing to do on the feast of Corpus Christi is not to explain some aspect of the Eucharist, but to revive wonder and…

- Raniero Cantalamessa

Laypeople are a kind of nuclear energy in the Church on a spiritual level. A layperson caught up with the gospel and living next to other people can …

- Raniero Cantalamessa

Throughout history there have been many men and women who have chosen to imitate Jesus as he withdraws into the desert... To pass time in the desert …

- Raniero Cantalamessa

The immense wealth of doctrine and institutions can become a handicap if we are trying to present all of that to a person who has lost all contact wi…

- Raniero Cantalamessa

It is true that not even Christ is seen, but he exists; he is risen, he is alive, he is close to us, more truly than the most enamored husband is clo…

- Raniero Cantalamessa

The biggest sin against the poor and the hungry is perhaps indifference, making believe we do not see, passing by on the other side of the street.

- Raniero Cantalamessa

We are not heading for an eternal void and an eternal silence but we are on our way to an encounter, an encounter with Him who created us and loves u…

- Raniero Cantalamessa