The secret of Christian living is love. Only love fills the empty spaces caused by evil.

When Jesus stepped into the waters of the Jordan and was baptized by John the Baptist, he did so not because he was in need of repentance, or conversion: he did it to be among people who need forgiveness, among us sinners, and to take upon himself the burden of our sins.

Where we find hate and darkness, may we bring love and hope, in order to give a more human face to society.

Francis of Assisi tells us we should work to build peace. But there is no true peace without truth! There cannot be true peace if everyone is his own criterion, if everyone can always claim exclusively his own rights, without at the same time caring for the good of others, of everyone, on the basis of the nature that unites every human being on this earth.

Vocations are born in prayer and from prayer; and only in prayer can they persevere and bear fruit.

Each one of us is called to be an artisan of peace, by uniting and not dividing, by extinguishing hatred and not holding on to it, by opening paths to dialogue and not by constructing new walls!

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