I think we too are the people who, on the one hand, want to listen to Jesus, but on the other hand, at times, like to find a stick to beat others with, to condemn others. And Jesus has this message for us: mercy. I think - and I say it with humility - that this is the Lord's most powerful message: mercy.

Defend the unborn against abortion even if they persecute you, calumniate you, set traps for you, take you to court or kill you.

Consumerism has accustomed us to waste. But throwing food away is like stealing it from the poor and hungry.

Each person, and every people hungers and thirsts for peace; therefore, it is necessary and urgent to build peace!

Religious fundamentalism, even before it eliminates human beings by perpetrating horrendous killings, eliminates God himself, turning him into a mere ideological pretext.

Are our lives truly filled with the presence of God? How many things take the place of God in my life each day?

I would like a more missionary church,Not so much a tranquil church, but a beautiful church that goes forward.