Rediscover the joy of believing.

The Cardinals have elected me, a simple and humble labourer in the vineyard of the Lord. The fact that the Lord knows how to work and to act even with inadequate instruments comforts me, and above all I entrust myself to your prayers.

Guilt must not be allowed to fester in the silence of the soul, poisoning it from within. It needs to be confessed. Through confession we bring it into the light, we place it within Christ's purifying love. In confession, the Lord washes our soiled feet over and over again and prepares us for table fellowship with him.

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

Following Jesus in faith is to walk with him in the communion of the Church. You cannot follow Jesus alone.

If we take the Lord's hand and let ourselves be guided by him, the path we take will be right and good.

I have a mustard seed; and I am not afraid to use it.