In a nuclear war there would be no victors, only victims. The truth of peace requires that all ... strive for a progressive and concerted nuclear disarmament.

It is the beautiful task of Advent to awaken in all of us memories of goodness and thus to open doors of hope.

Almsgiving, according to the Gospel, is not mere philanthropy; rather it is a concrete expression of charity, a theological virtue that demands interior conversion to love of God and neighbor, in imitation of Jesus Christ, who, dying on the cross, gave his entire self for us.

I am consoled by the fact that the Lord knows how to work and how to act, even with insufficient tools.

Too often [the Church] is weighted down and burdened with the sins and failings of her children; too often she appears disfigured and discouraged.

The closer a person is to God, the closer he is to people.

Tell others about the truth that sets you free.