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

Division within a Christian community is a very grave sin; it is the work of the devil.

Seeking happiness in material things is a sure way of being unhappy.

Pay attention, my young friends: to go against the current; this is good for the heart, but we need courage to swim against the tide. ... We Christians were not chosen by the Lord for little things; push onwards toward the highest principles. Stake your lives on noble ideals, my dear young people!

Have the courage "to swim against the tide". Have the courage to be happy.

We can coexist well [with Muslims]. But there are fundamentalist groups.

This culture of waste has made us insensitive even to the waste and disposal of food, which is even more despicable when all over the world, unfortunately, many individuals and families are suffering from hunger and malnutrition.