One cannot use with impunity the different categories of beings-animals, plants, the natural elements-simply as one wishes, according to economic needs. One must take into account the nature of each being and its mutual connection in an ordered system, which is the cosmos.

The goal and target of our life is He, the Christ who awaits us -- each one singly and altogether -- to lead us across the boundaries of time to the eternal embrace of the God who loves us.

The only way to peace is forgiveness.

War is a defeat for humanity.

Wars generally do not resolve the problems for which they are fought and therefore, in addition to causing horrendous damage, they prove ultimately futile.

The call for a sincere gift of self is the fullest way to realize our personal freedom.

The cemetery of the victims of human cruelty in our century is extended to include yet another vast cemetery, that of the unborn.