Please pray with me for everyone in Sri Lanka and the Philippines as I begin my trip.

We should all remember... that throwing food away is like stealing from the tables of the poor, the hungry! I encourage everyone to reflect on the problem of thrown away and wasted food to identify ways and means that, by seriously addressing this issue, are a vehicle of solidarity and sharing with the needy.

Man has slapped nature in the face. If you slap it, it will slap you back.

The only war that we must all fight is the one against evil.

Pay attention, my young friends: to go against the current; this is good for the heart, but we need courage to swim against the tide. ... We Christians were not chosen by the Lord for little things; push onwards toward the highest principles. Stake your lives on noble ideals, my dear young people!

The Son of God became incarnate in the souls of men to instill the feeling of brotherhood. All are brothers and all children of God.

We must walk united with our differences: there is no other way to become one. This is the way of Jesus.