The media only writes about the sinners and the scandals, he said, but that's normal, because 'a tree that falls makes more noise than a forest that grows.

Going out to others in order to reach the fringes of humanity does not mean rushing out aimlessly into the world. Often it is better simply to slow down, to put aside our eagerness in order to see and listen to others, to stop rushing from one thing to another and to remain with someone who has faltered along the way.

If someone is gay and seeks the Lord with good will, who am I to judge?

We cannot be Christians part-time. If Christ is at the center of our lives, he is present in all that we do.

When we don't preach the LORD, we preach the Devil, and when we preach worldliness, we preach the Devil

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

A good Catholic meddles in politics, offering the best of himself, so that those who govern can govern. But what is the best that we can offer to those who govern? Prayer!