Let us thank all those who teach in Catholic schools. Educating is an act of love; it is like giving life.

Violence and war lead only to death.

To follow Jesus means putting him first, and stripping ourselves of all the things that oppress our hearts.

The measure of the greatness of a society is found in the way it treats those most in need, those who have nothing apart from their poverty!

I tell priests to flee from clericalism because clericalism distances people. May they flee from clericalism and I add: it's a plague in the Church.

The fight against evil is long and difficult. It is essential to pray constantly and to be patient.

I believe in God - not in a Catholic God; there is no Catholic God. There is God, and I believe in Jesus Christ, his incarnation. Jesus is my teacher and my pastor, but God, the Father, Abba, is the light and the Creator. This is my Being.