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God understands us, He waits for us. He doesn't get tired of forgiving us. If we repent and go to him with a truly open heart.
May the power of Christ, which brings freedom and service, be felt in so many hearts afflicted by war, persecution and slavery.
We need to be creative with young people. If they have no opportunities, they will get into drugs and be vulnerable to suicide.
Be close to the poor and to those in need, so as to touch in their flesh the wounded flesh of Jesus. Please, draw near to them!
But you too, help one another: help one another always. One another. In this way, by helping one another, we will do some good.
The family is the greatest treasure of any country. Let us all work to protect and strengthen this, the cornerstone of society.
It makes me sad when I find sisters who aren't joyful. They might smile, but with just a smile they could be flight attendants!
Evolution in nature is not opposed to the notion of Creation, because evolution presupposes the creation of beings that evolve.
Defend the unborn against abortion even if they persecute you, calumniate you, set traps for you, take you to court or kill you.
We could also say that there is only one real kind of poverty: not living as children of God and brothers and sisters of Christ.
Each individual Christian and every community is called to be an instrument of God for the liberation and promotion of the poor.
Dear young people, you have many plans and dreams for the future. But, is Christ at the center of each of your plans and dreams?
There is no such thing as low-cost Christianity. Following Jesus means swimming against the tide, renouncing evil and selfishness
If we are to know the Lord, we must go to Him. Listen to Him in silence before the Tabernacle and approach Him in the Sacraments.
Let us ask the Lord for this grace: that our hearts become free and filled with light, so that we can rejoice as children of God.
We now live in a culture of the temporary, in which more and more people are simply giving up on marriage as a public commitment.
May no one use religion as a pretext for actions against human dignity and against the fundamental rights of every man and woman.
Such self-denial 'may appear demanding,' but it will allow you, so to speak, to be and to breathe within the heart of the church.
We cannot live as Christians separate from the rock who is Christ. He gives us strength and stability, but also joy and serenity.
Faith is not a light which scatters all our darkness, but a lamp which guides our steps in the night and suffices for the journey.
It is better to have a Church that is wounded but out in the streets than a Church that is sick because it is closed in on itself.
Miracles happen. But prayer is needed! Prayer that is courageous, struggling and persevering, not prayer that is a mere formality.
On the ordination of women, the church has spoken and said no. John Paul II, in a definitive formulation said that door is closed.
When a family loses its ability to dream, children don't grow, love doesn't grow and life loses strength, eventually it shuts off.
I will be praying with my best wishes that the Orthodox move ahead because they are brothers and their bishops are bishops like us.
There is the tendency to place ourselves and our ambitions at the center of our lives. This is very human, but it is not Christian.
I beg the Lord to grant us more politicians who are genuinely disturbed by the state of society, the people, the lives of the poor!
Not to share one’s goods with the poor is to rob them and to deprive them of life. It is not our goods that we possess, but theirs.
The victims of problems of the family are the children. The children. Even of problems that neither husband nor wife have a say in.
Accept the risen Jesus into your life. Even if you have been far away, take a small step towards Him. He awaits you with open arms.
When fundamentalism comes to kill, it can kill with the language - the Apostle James says this, not me - and even with a knife, no?
This is God's way, the way of humility. It is the way of Jesus; there is no other. And there can be no humility without humiliation.
How marvellous it would be if, at the end of the day, each of us could say: today I have performed an act of charity towards others!
As always, the ones who aren't saints make the most noise...a single tree falling makes a sound, but a whole forest growing doesn't.
Profound peace, spiritual consolation, love of God and love of all things in God - this is the sign that you are on this right path.
The Son of God became incarnate in the souls of men to instill the feeling of brotherhood. All are brothers and all children of God.
It is now, more than ever, necessary that political leaders be outstanding for honesty, integrity and commitment to the common good.
Reforming the social structures which perpetuate poverty and the exclusion of the poor first requires a conversion of mind and heart.
We have to state, without mincing words, that there is an inseparable bond between our faith and the poor. May we never abandon them.
I have come that they may have life and have it in abundance, says Jesus. This is where true wealth is found, not in material things!
In this Year of Faith, let us remember that faith is not something we possess, but something we share. Every Christian is an apostle.
If sadness comes to you one day with an invitation, tell it you are committed to joy and will be faithful to it your whole life long.
If in so many parts of the world there are children who have nothing to eat, that's not news, it seems normal. It cannot be this way!
And with the grace of Baptism and of Eucharistic Communion I can become an instrument of God's mercy, of that beautiful mercy of God.
The security of faith does not make us motionless or close us off, but sends us forth to bear witness and to dialogue with all people.
A friendship with a woman is not a sin. (It's) a friendship. A romantic relationship with a woman who is not your wife, that is a sin.
Sometimes we are saddened by the weight of our sins. May we not be discouraged. Christ has come to lift this burden and give us peace.
Let's pray for whole world that there be brotherhood. I hope this journey of the church we begin today is fruitful for evangelization.
To protect creation, to protect every man and every woman, to look upon them with tenderness and love is to open up a horizon of hope.
Let us remember well, however, that whenever food is thrown out it is as if it were stolen from the table of the poor, from the hungry!