The complete encounter with the Lord will mark an end to history, but it will take place in history.

The world today is experiencing a profound and rapid socio-cultural transformation. But the changes do not occur at a uniform pace, and the discrepancies in the change process have differentiated the various countries and regions of our planet.

[Neighbor is] not he whom I find in my path, but rather he in whose path I place myself, he whom I approach and actively seek.

In the Bible poverty is a scandalous condition inimical to human dignity and therefore contrary to the will of God.

As we progress, various shades of meaning and deeper levels of understanding will complement this initial effort.

The building of a just society means overcoming every obstacle to the creation of authentic peace.

If I define my neighbor as the one I must go out to look for, on the highways and byways, in the factories and slums, on the farms and in the mines, then my world changes.