Dear young people, let us not be satisfied with a mediocre life. Be amazed by what is true and beautiful, what is of God!

Filipinos everywhere are known for their love of God, their fervent piety and their warm devotion to Our Lady and her rosary

If you don’t learn how to cry, you cannot be a good Christian. When they posed this question to us – why children suffer, why this or that tragedy occurs in life – our response must be either silence or a word that is born of our tears. Be courageous, don’t be afraid to cry.

I pray every day for all who are suffering in Iraq. Please join me.

Let us seek to live in a way that is always worthy of our Christian vocation

No one must say that they cannot be close to the poor because their own lifestyle demands more attention to other areas. This is an excuse commonly heard in academic, business or professional, and even ecclesial circles. While it is quite true that the essential vocation and mission of the lay faithful is to strive that earthly realities and all human activity may be transformed by the Gospel, none of us can think we are exempt from concern for the poor and for social justice

Today let us all ask ourselves whether we are afraid of what God might ask, or of what he does ask.... Do I truly let God into my life? How do I answer him?