There is no peace without justice, and no justice without forgiveness.

All are called to holiness, and holy people alone can renew humanity.

The sickness of a family member, friend or neighbor is a call to Christians to demonstrate true compassion, that gentle and persevering sharing in another's pain.

The [abortion] excommunication affects all those who commit this crime with knowledge of the penalty attached, and thus includes those accomplices without which the crime would not have been committed.

The most generous choices, especially the persevering, are the fruit of profound and prolonged union with God in prayerful silence.

The world designed by God cannot be a world in which some hoard immoderate wealth in their hands, while others suffer from destitution and poverty, and die of hunger. Love must inspire justice and the struggle for justice

Christ is the sacrament of the invisible God - a sacrament that indicates presence. God is with us.