When we don't preach the LORD, we preach the Devil, and when we preach worldliness, we preach the Devil

I like to say that women are those who form life in their wombs - and this is a comparison I make - they have this charism of giving you things you can build with.

The joy of the gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus.

We human beings are not only the beneficiaries but also the stewards of other creatures. Thanks to our bodies, God has joined us so closely to the world around us that we can feel the desertification of the soil almost as a physical ailment, and the extinction of a species as a painful disfigurement. Let us not leave in our wake a swatch of destruction and death which will affect our own lives and those of future generations.

Right now, we don't have a very good relation with creation.

If the Christian is a restorationist, a legalist, if he wants everything clear and safe, then he will find nothing. Tradition and memory of the past must help us to have the courage to open up new areas to God.

Living together is an art. It's a patient art, it's a beautiful art, it's fascinating.