How marvellous it would be if, at the end of the day, each of us could say: today I have performed an act of charity towards others!

Families have a citizenship which is divine. The identity card they have is given to them by God. So that within the heart of the family, truth, goodness and beauty may truly grow.

The 'Church' is ... catholic because her communion embraces the whole human race.

Faith is not a light which scatters all our darkness, but a lamp which guides our steps in the night and suffices for the journey. To those who suffer, God does not provide arguments which explain everything; rather, his response is that of an accompanying presence, a history of goodness which touches every story of suffering and opens up a ray of light.

Human self-understanding changes with time, and so also human consciousness deepens.

When a society lacks God, even prosperity is joined by a terrible spiritual poverty.

God understands us, He waits for us. He doesn't get tired of forgiving us. If we repent and go to him with a truly open heart.