If I Speak Of Islamic Violence, I

To Be Wise Use Three Languages: Think Well, Feel Well And Do Well. And To Be Wise Allow Yourselves To Be Surprised By The Love Of God. That Will Guarantee A Good Life.

Before All Else, The Gospel Invites Us To Respond To The God Of Love Who Saves Us, To See God In Others And To Go Forth From Ourselves To Seek The Good Of Others.

Obsession With A Consumerist Lifestyle, Above All When Few People Are Capable Of Maintaining It, Can Only Lead To Violence And Mutual Destruction.

I Distrust A Charity That Costs Nothing And Does Not Hurt.

I Want To Remind Priests That The Confessional Must Not Be A Torture Chamber But Rather An Encounter With The Lord’s Mercy Which Spurs Us On To Do Our Best. A Small Step, In The Midst Of Great Human Limitations, Can Be More Pleasing To God Than A Life Which Appears Outwardly In Order But Moves Through The Day Without Confronting Great Difficulties. Everyone Needs To Be Touched By The Comfort And Attraction Of God’s Saving Love, Which Is Mysteriously At Work In Each Person, Above And Beyond Their Faults And Failings.