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.
Pope FrancisProfound peace, spiritual consolation, love of God and love of all things in God - this is the sign that you are on this right path.
Pope FrancisGod loves the lowly. When we live humbly, he takes our small efforts and creates great things.
Pope FrancisSome people believe that - pardon my language - in order to be good Catholics, we should be like rabbits. No.
Pope FrancisFor just as some people want a purely spiritual Christ, without flesh and without the cross, they also want their interpersonal relationships provided by sophisticated equipment, by screens and systems which can be turned on and off on command. Meanwhile, the Gospel tells us constantly to run the risk of a face-to-face encounter with others, with their physical presence which challenges us, with their pain and their pleas, with their joy which infects us in our close and continuous interaction.
Pope Francis