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

A beautiful homily, a genuine sermon, must begin with the first proclamation, with the proclamation of salvation. There is nothing more solid, deep and sure than this proclamation.

I tell priests to flee from clericalism because clericalism distances people. May they flee from clericalism and I add: it's a plague in the Church.

From my point of view, God is the light that illuminates the darkness, even if it does not dissolve it, and a spark of divine light is within each of us.

Being a Christian means renouncing ourselves, taking up the cross and carrying it with Jesus. There is no other way.

Our life must be centred on what is essential, on Jesus Christ. Everything else is secondary.

In these times of suffering prayer is of even more help.