Raniero Cantalamessa

The biggest sin against the poor and the hungry is perhaps indifference, making believe we do not see, passing by on the…

— Raniero Cantalamessa

Laypeople are a kind of nuclear energy in the Church on a spiritual level. A layperson caught up with the gospel and…

— Raniero Cantalamessa

“In any love-story there are usually two stages or phases. There is the initial stage, where love is expressed by the giving…

— Raniero Cantalamessa

“The undivided heart is a good thing, as long as you love somebody. In fact, a divided heart that loves someone is…

— Raniero Cantalamessa

“People can be, or can pose as, the enemies of God, but God will never be the enemy of any person. It…

— Raniero Cantalamessa

Throughout history there have been many men and women who have chosen to imitate Jesus as he withdraws into the desert... To…

— Raniero Cantalamessa

“There is a lot of talk about the betrayal of Judas, and people are not aware that it is happening again. Christ…

— Raniero Cantalamessa

I believe that the most necessary thing to do on the feast of Corpus Christi is not to explain some aspect of…

— Raniero Cantalamessa

The immense wealth of doctrine and institutions can become a handicap if we are trying to present all of that to a…

— Raniero Cantalamessa

“If Jesus were to ask me, as He did that poor demoniac in the Gospel: "What is your name?" I too would…

— Raniero Cantalamessa

It is true that not even Christ is seen, but he exists; he is risen, he is alive, he is close to…

— Raniero Cantalamessa

We are not heading for an eternal void and an eternal silence but we are on our way to an encounter, an…

— Raniero Cantalamessa