How I wish that all men and women of good will would look to the Cross if only for a moment! There, we can see God’s reply: violence is not answered with violence, death is not answered with the language of death. In the silence of the Cross, the uproar of weapons ceases and the language of reconciliation, forgiveness, dialogue, and peace is spoken.

It is better to have a Church that is wounded but out in the streets than a Church that is sick because it is closed in on itself.

Even the weakest and most vulnerable, the sick, the old, the unborn and the poor, are masterpieces of God's creation, made in his own image, destined to live for ever, and deserving of the utmost reverence and respect.

To be friends with God means to pray with simplicity, like children talking to their parents.

A good teacher does not get lost in the details, but points to what is essential so that the child or student can find meaning and joy in life.

To follow Jesus means to share his merciful love for every human being.

The culture of prosperity deadens us; we are thrilled if the market offers us something new to purchase; and in the meantime all those lives stunted for lack of opportunity seem a mere spectacle; they fail to move us.