If we don’t think about God, everything ends up being about 'me' and my own comfort.

May all people here find inspiration and strength to build a future of reconciliation, justice and peace for all the children of this beloved land.

When we do not adore God, we adore something else. Money and power are false idols which often take the place of God.

We become fully human when we become more than human, when we let God bring us beyond ourselves.

How I wish everyone had decent work! It is essential for human dignity.

Leaders of the Church have often been Narcissus, flattered and sickeningly excited by their courtiers. The court is the leprosy of the papacy.

The Holy Spirit is a great worker, not a 'trade unionist.' He is a great worker, and He works in us, always. He does this work of explaining the mystery of Jesus, and of giving us this sense of Christ.