Babies cry, make noise, go here and there. But it annoys me when a baby cries in church and there are those who say he needs to go out. The cry of a baby is God's voice: never drive them away from the church!

The whole of salvation history is the story of God looking for us: he offers us love and welcomes us with tenderness.

Indifference towards those in need is not acceptable for a Christian.

The Big Bang, which today we hold to be the origin of the world, does not contradict the intervention of the divine creator but, rather, requires it.

We need to include the excluded and preach peace.

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.

Jesus teaches us to put the needs of the poor ahead of our own, our needs, even if legitimate, will never be so urgent as those of the poor, who lack the necessities of life.