I tell priests to flee from clericalism because clericalism distances people. May they flee from clericalism and I add: it's a plague in the Church.

You pray for the hungry. Then you feed them. That's how prayer works.

The world tells us to seek success, power and money; God tells us to seek humility, service and love.

To change the world we must be good to those who cannot repay us.

Let us learn to live with kindness, to love everyone, even when they do not love us.

Let the Church always be a place of mercy and hope, where everyone is welcomed, loved and forgiven.

Having faith does not mean having no difficulties, but having the strength to face them, knowing we are not alone.

Holiness doesn't mean doing extraordinary things, but doing ordinary things with love and faith.

Throwing away food is like stealing from the table of those who are poor and hungry.

Wretched are those who are vindictive and spiteful.

Inequality is the root of social evil.

In times of war, the law falls s

The absence of conditions for self-realization in a country, region and community leads to stagnation, social and economic crisis

Forget all the reasons why it wont work and believe the one reason why it will

There is no final one

You can give up the need to compete in the world- when you accept being complete in Christ.

You can love a woman. To admire her is hard. You are not dealing with something important.

The network is the computer.

So, you know, if, if I wanted to get up and just play golf one day, I would just get up and play golf. If I wanted to go to Vegas, I would just get up and go to Vegas.

When people talk to us about others they are usually dull. When they talk to us about themselves they are nearly always interesting.

I try to tell the truth.