If sadness comes to you one day with an invitation, tell it you are committed to joy and will be faithful to it your whole life long.

Obsession with a consumerist lifestyle, above all when few people are capable of maintaining it, can only lead to violence and mutual destruction.

In the poor and outcast we see Christ’s face; by loving and helping the poor, we love and serve Christ.

A man who does not know how to have a relationship of friendship with a woman - I'm not talking about misogynists, who are sick - well, he's a man who is missing something.

God never tires of forgiving us.

It is now, more than ever, necessary that political leaders be outstanding for honesty, integrity and commitment to the common good. Thus will they be able to marshal the moral resources needed to face the demands of the present, and to pass on to coming generations a society of authentic justice, solidarity and peace.

Practicing charity is the best way to evangelize.