I distrust a charity that costs nothing and does not hurt.

A good teacher does not get lost in the details, but points to what is essential so that the child or student can find meaning and joy in life.

We Christians identify Christ with the sun, and the moon with the Church, the community of the faithful. No one, save Jesus Christ, possesses his or her own light.

Young people are just as attracted to the truth as they are convenience and expediency.

We cannot take a step in our Christian life without the help of the Lord, because we are weak.

We ask ourselves and each of us may wonder: Does the Lord feel truly at home in my life? Do we allow him to do a 'cleansing' in our hearts and to drive out the idols, those attitudes of greed, jealousy, worldliness, envy and hatred, that habit of gossiping and tearing down others?

If I speak of Islamic violence, I must speak of Catholic violence.