Go, do not be afraid and serve

The Cross isn't an ornament, mere symbol. It's the mystery of God's love, that He died for our sins.

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

In God’s great plan, every detail is important, even yours, even my humble little witness, even the hidden witness of those who live their faith with simplicity in everyday family relationships, work relationships, friendships. There are the saints of every day, the “hidden” saints, a sort of “middle class of holiness” to which we can all belong.

Every people deserves to conserve its identity without being ideologically colonised.

To imitate the hatred and violence of tyrants and murderers is the best way to take their place.

Today, we need a Church capable of walking at people's side, of doing more than simply listening to them.... At times we lose people because they don't understand what we are saying, because we have forgotten the language of simplicity and import an intellectualism foreign to our people.... We cannot keep ourselves shut up in parishes, in our communities, when so many people are waiting for the Gospel.