It is God who gives life. Let us respect and love human life, especially vulnerable life in a mother's womb.

Let us never forget that authentic power is service, which has its radiant culmination on the Cross.

Together with a culture of work, there must be a culture of leisure as gratification. To put it another way: people who work must take the time to relax, to be with their families, to enjoy themselves, read, listen to music, play a sport.

Being a disciple means being constantly ready to bring the love of Jesus to others, and this can happen unexpectedly and in any place: on the street, in a city square, during work, on a journey.

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

Christ is always faithful. Let us pray to be always faithful to him.

Fathers are so necessary as examples and guides for our children in wisdom and virtue. Without father figures, young people often feel orphaned; left adrift at a critical moment in their growth and development.