Do not be content to live a mediocre Christian life: walk with determination along the path of holiness.

Our deepest joy comes from Christ: remaining with him, walking with him, being his disciples.

Idolatry, then, is always polytheism, an aimless passing from one lord to another. Idolatry does not offer a journey but rather a plethora of paths leading nowhere and forming a vast labyrinth.

Putin has big plans for Russia...Hats off to the Russians. I think I would just get along very well with Vladimir Putin.

I am always wary of decisions made hastily. I am always wary of the first decision, that is, the first thing that comes to my mind if I have to make a decision. This is usually the wrong thing. I have to wait and assess, looking deep into myself, taking the necessary time.

Our mission as Christians is to conform ourselves evermore to Jesus as the model of our lives.

Let us be renewed by God's mercy ... and let us become agents of this mercy, channels through which God can water the earth, protect all creation and make justice and peace flourish.