How can it be that it is not a news item when an elderly homeless person dies of exposure, but it is news when the stock market loses two points? This is a case of exclusion.

We also try to reach out to people who are far away, via digital means, the web and brief messaging.

The Son of God became incarnate in the souls of men to instill the feeling of brotherhood. All are brothers and all children of God.

I think we too are the people who, on the one hand, want to listen to Jesus, but on the other hand, at times, like to find a stick to beat others with, to condemn others. And Jesus has this message for us: mercy. I think - and I say it with humility - that this is the Lord's most powerful message: mercy.

Grace is not part of consciousness; it is the amount of light in our souls, not knowledge nor reason.

Confirmation strengthens us to defend the faith and to spread the Gospel courageously

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.