Seeing with the eyes of Christ, I can give to others much more than their outward necessities; I can give them the look of love which they crave.
Pope Benedict XVIGod is alive. He has created every one of us, and he knows us all. He is so great that He has time for the little things in our lives: โEvery hair of your head is numberedโ. God is alive, and makes sense to become a priest: the world needs priests, pastors, today, tomorrow and always, until the end of time.
Pope Benedict XVIWhat does Sunday, the day of the Lord, mean for us? It is a day for rest and for family, but first of all a day for Him.
Pope Benedict XVIAfter having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry.
Pope Benedict XVI