We cannot be tepid disciples. The Church needs our courage in order to give witness to truth.

They (the consecrated) are men and woman who can awaken the world. Consecrated life is prophecy. God asks us to fly the nest and to be sent to the frontiers of the world, avoiding the temptation to 'domesticate' them. This is the most concrete way of imitating the Lord.

The one who listens attentively to the Word of God and truly prays, always asks the Lord: what is your will for me?

The culture of prosperity deadens us; we are thrilled if the market offers us something new to purchase; and in the meantime all those lives stunted for lack of opportunity seem a mere spectacle; they fail to move us.

Become the Word in body as well as spirit.

In this Year of Faith, let us remember that faith is not something we possess, but something we share. Every Christian is an apostle.

People have to struggle to live and, frequently, to live in an undignified way. One cause of this situation, in my opinion, is in the our relationship with money, and our acceptance of its power over ourselves and our society.