The laity are called to become a leaven of Christian living within society.

The victims of problems of the family are the children. The children. Even of problems that neither husband nor wife have a say in.

Can we who have had the joy of knowing that we are not orphans, that we have a Father, be indifferent to this city which asks of us, perhaps even unwittingly, without being aware of it, a hope that will help it look to the future with greater confidence and serenity? We cannot remain indifferent. . . . Words without witness are hot air. Words do not suffice. It must be the true witness that Paul speaks of.

A Senate vote on gay marriage is a destructive pretension against the plan of God

Too often we participate in the globalization of indifference. May we strive instead to live global solidarity.

God always forgives, always. But he asks that I forgive. If I don't forgive, in a certain sense I am closing the door to God's forgiveness.

May God welcome the dead into his peace, comfort the families and convert the hearts of the violent ones, who do not even stop before children.