Poverty Is The Center Of The Gospel.

The Christian Life Is Not Limited To Prayer, But Requires An Ongoing Dedication And Courage Born Of Prayer.

You May Be Asking Yourselves, 'who Is This Man Standing Before Us?' I Would Like To Reply To That Question With Something Absolutely Certain About My Own Life: The Man Standing Before You Is A Man Who Has Been Forgiven. A Man Who Was, And Is, Saved From His Many Sins.

[orthodox Patriarch] Kirill, My Brother. We Kissed Each Other, Embraced, And Then A Conversation For Two Hours. Old Age Doesn't Come On Its Own.two Hours Where We Spoke As Brothers, Sincerely And No One Knows What Was Spoke About, Only What We Said At The End Publicly About How We Felt As We Spoke.

The Confessional Is Not A Torture Chamber, But The Place In Which The Lord's Mercy Motivates Us To Do Better.

Christian Hope Is Not A Ghost And It Does Not Deceive. It Is A Theological Virtue And Therefore, Ultimately, A Gift From God That Cannot Be Reduced To Optimism, Which Is Only Human. God Does Not Mislead Hope; God Cannot Deny Himself. God Is All Promise.