Consumerism has led us to become used to an excess and daily waste of food, to which, at times, we are no longer able to give a just value, which goes well beyond mere economic parameters. We should all remember, however, that throwing food away is like stealing from the tables of the the poor, the hungry!

When we do not adore God, we adore something else. Money and power are false idols which often take the place of God.

The Roman Curia has its defects, but it seems to me that people often overemphasize its defects and talk too little about the health of the many religious and laypeople who work there.

It is not 'progressive' to try to resolve problems by eliminating a human life.

True peace is not a balance of opposing forces, and it is not ‘a lovely façade’ simply covering conflicts and divisions. Rather, peace calls for daily commitment -- it's homemade -- starting from God's gift, from the grace which he has given us in Jesus Christ.

The only way to heal is to look at the Cross, to look at God Who takes upon Himself our sins: my sin is there.

Let us not be satisfied with a mediocre life.