He saw the threat of the family being destroyed by not being open to life or children. Paul VI was brave. He was a good pastor. He alerted his sheep, telling them that the wolves were approaching.

War is the suicide of humanity because it kills the heart and kills love.

If you withdraw into yourself, you run the risk of becoming egocentric. And stagnant water becomes putrid.

An example I often use to illustrate the reality of vanity, is this: look at the peacock; it's beautiful if you look at it from the front. But if you look at it from behind, you discover the truth... Whoever gives in to such self-absorbed vanity has huge misery hiding inside them.

Lord, help us to recognize you in the sick, poor and suffering.

Whenever we encounter another person in love, we learn something new about God.

Today, this selfish attitude of indifference has taken on global proportions, to the extent that we can speak of a globalization of indifference. It is a problem which we, as Christians, need to confront.