Dear young people, Jesus gives us life, life in abundance. If we are close to him we will have joy in our hearts and a smile on our face.

I like it when someone tells me: 'I don't agree.' This is a true collaborator. When they say 'Oh, how great, how great, how great,' that's not useful.

Women have much to tell us. Women are capable of seeing things in a different angle. Women can pose questions that we men cannot understand.

Christmas celebrations are often full of sound. It would be good for us to make room for silence, to hear the voice of Love.

If we see someone who needs help, do we stop? There is so much suffering and poverty, and a great need for good Samaritans.

Help one another: this is what Jesus teaches us and this what I am doing, and doing with all my heart.

We need to be creative with young people. If they have no opportunities, they will get into drugs and be vulnerable to suicide.