Have the courage to go against the tide of current values that do not conform to the path of Jesus.

Violence and war lead only to death.

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?

The economic part is the one that came out first because there were some problems about which the press spoke a lot.

Tell me, when you give alms do you look into the eyes of the man or woman to whom you give alms? . . . And when you give alms, do you touch the hand of the one to whom you give alms, or do you toss the coin?

If you withdraw into yourself, you run the risk of becoming egocentric. And stagnant water becomes putrid.

Not so much anymore but some years ago in my homeland there was a habit, something called 'casamiento de apuro,' a marriage in haste because the baby is coming and to cover socially the honor of the family. There, they weren't free and it happened many times this marriage is null. As a bishop I forbade my priests to do this.