Do I pray that the Lord gives me the desire to do his will, or do I look for compromises because I'm afraid of God's will?

All too often, as we know from experience, people do not choose life; they do not accept the gospel of life, but let themselves be led by ideologies and ways of thinking that block life, that do not respect life, because they are dictated by selfishness, self-interest, profit, power and pleasure and not by love. ... As a result, the Living God is replaced by fleeting human idols, which offer the intoxication of a flash of freedom, but in the end bring new forms of slavery and death.

Let us allow God to fill our hearts with his goodness and mercy.

Fasting makes sense if it really chips away at our security and, as a consequence, benefits someone else, if it helps us cultivate the style of the good Samaritan, who bent down to his brother in need and took care of him.

When one lives attached to money, pride or power, it is impossible to be truly happy.

We cannot live as Christians separate from the rock who is Christ. He gives us strength and stability, but also joy and serenity.

God never closes off horizons; He is never unconcerned about the lives and sufferings of His children. God never allows Himself to be outdone in generosity.