We need to let ourselves be evangelized by the poor. They have much to teach us.

We cannot become starched Christians, those overeducated Christians who speak of theological matters as they calmly sip their tea. No! We must become courageous Christians and go in search of the people who are the very flesh of Christ! ... This is the [issue]: the flesh of Christ, touching the flesh of Christ, taking upon ourselves this suffering for the poor.

Mary was able to turn a stable into a home for Jesus, with poor swaddling clothes and an abundance of love. She is the handmaid of the Father who sings his praises. She is the friend who is ever concerned that wine not be lacking in our lives. She is the woman whose heart was pierced by a sword and who understands all our pain.

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

I want the Church to go out onto the streets, I want us to resist everything worldly, everything static, everything comfortable...eve rything that might make us closed in on ourselves.

You can't have Christ without the Church,

We also try to reach out to people who are far away, via digital means, the web and brief messaging.

Oh, how I would like a poor Church, and for the poor.