Not to share one’s goods with the poor is to rob them and to deprive them of life. It is not our goods that we possess, but theirs.

To follow Jesus means to share his merciful love for every human being.

The world tells us to seek success, power and money; God tells us to seek humility, service and love.

A Christian who does not protect Creation, who does not let it grow, is a Christian who does not care about the work of God, that work that was born from the love of God for us. And this is the first response to the first creation: protect creation, make it grow.

I ask everyone with political responsibility to remember two things: human dignity and the common good.

We are all sinners. But may the Lord not let us be hypocrites. Hypocrites don’t know the meaning of forgiveness, joy and the love of God.

A good teacher does not get lost in the details, but points to what is essential so that the child or student can find meaning and joy in life.