Whenever people listen to one another humbly and openly, their shared values and aspirations become all the more apparent. Diversity is no longer seen as a threat, but as a source of enrichment.

We are impatient, anxious to see the whole picture, but God lets us see things slowly, quietly.

Press on! Don't let yourselves be robbed of hope. Understood?

When you lose the capacity to dream, you lose the capacity to love, and the energy to love is lost.

Following Jesus means taking up one's own cross to accompany him on his path, an uncomfortable path that is not one of success or earthly glory, but which leads to true freedom, the freedom from selfishness and sin.

Dear young people, please, don’t be observers of life, but get involved. Jesus did not remain an observer, but he immersed himself. Don’t be observers, but immerse yourself in the reality of life, as Jesus did.

It's not a problem that we're sinners; it's a problem that we aren't ashamed of our sin and don't seek forgiveness.