We must always walk in the presence of the Lord, in the light of the Lord, always trying to live in an irreprehensible way.

How many kinds of moral and material poverty we face today as a result of denying God and putting so many idols in his place!

All political activity must serve and promote the good of the human person and be based on respect for his or her dignity.

You can have large projects and implement them by means of a few of the smallest things. Or you can use weak means that are more effective than strong ones, as Paul also said in his First Letter to the Corinthians. [...] The wisdom of discernment redeems the necessary ambiguity of life and helps us find the most appropriate means, which do not always coincide with what looks great and strong.

We are called to be 'ambassadors for Christ' (2 Cor 5:20). Ours is a ministry of reconciliation ... To be an ambassador for Christ means above all to invite everyone to a renewed personal encounter with the Lord Jesus.

Let us never give in to pessimism, to that bitterness that the devil offers us every day. Do not give in to pessimism and discouragement. We have the firm certainty that the Holy Spirit gives the Church with His mighty breath, the courage to persevere and also to seek new methods of evangelization, to bring the Gospel to the ends of the earth.

Saints are people who belong fully to God. They are not afraid of being mocked, misunderstood or marginalized.