To be a mother is a great treasure. Mothers, in their unconditional and sacrificial love for their children, are the antidote to individualism; they are the greatest enemies against war.

Lord Jesus, make us capable of loving as you love.

When we walk without the cross, when we build without the cross and when we proclaim Christ without the cross, we are not disciples of the Lord. We are worldly. We may be bishops, priests, cardinals, popes, all of this, but we are not disciples of the Lord.

That which gives us true freedom and true happiness is the compassionate love of Christ.

Advent is a journey towards Bethlehem. May we let ourselves be drawn by the light of God made man.

When a family loses its ability to dream, children don't grow, love doesn't grow and life loses strength, eventually it shuts off.

This concern for the poor is in the Gospel, it is within the tradition of the Church, it is not an invention of communism and it must not be turned into an ideology, as has sometimes happened before in the course of history.