...these things become the norm: that some homeless people die of cold on the streets is not news. In contrast, a ten point drop on the stock markets of some cities, is a tragedy. A person dying is not news, but if the stock markets drop ten points it is a tragedy! Thus people are disposed of, as if they were trash.

The proclamation of the Gospel is destined primarily to the poor, to those who often lack the essentials for a decent life. The good news is first announced to them, that God loves them before all others and comes to visit them through the acts of charity that the disciples of Christ carry out in his name.

If we live the faith in our daily life, then our work too becomes a chance to spread the joy of being a Christian.

Every time we judge our brother in our hearts or worse when we speak badly of them with others, we are murdering Christians.

Jesus is not a figure from the past: He continues now and always to light the way for us.

You may be asking yourselves, 'Who is this man standing before us?' i would like to reply to that question with something absolutely certain about my own life: The man standing before you is a man who has been forgiven. A man who was, and is, saved from his many sins.

The Eucharist is essential for us: it is Christ who wishes to enter our lives and fill us with his grace.