Before I give you a blessing, I ask you for a favor: I want you to bless me.

May we try to listen and be silent in order to make space for the beauty of God.

Religious fundamentalism, even before it eliminates human beings by perpetrating horrendous killings, eliminates God himself, turning him into a mere ideological pretext.

Today, the news is scandals, that is news, but the many children who don’t have food - that’s not news. This is grave. We can’t rest easy while things are this way.

Jesus fought Satan in 'hand to hand combat' . . . 'you need to protect this victory.'

The parish is the presence of the Church in any given territory, an environment for hearing God's word, for growth in Christian life, for dialogue, proclamation, charitable outreach, worship and celebration.

Putin has big plans for Russia...Hats off to the Russians. I think I would just get along very well with Vladimir Putin.