The border between good and evil passes not outside of us but within us

You pray for the hungry. Then you feed them. That's how prayer works.

The world tells us to seek success, power and money; God tells us to seek humility, service and love.

To change the world we must be good to those who cannot repay us.

Let us learn to live with kindness, to love everyone, even when they do not love us.

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

Having faith does not mean having no difficulties, but having the strength to face them, knowing we are not alone.

Holiness doesn't mean doing extraordinary things, but doing ordinary things with love and faith.

Throwing away food is like stealing from the table of those who are poor and hungry.

Wretched are those who are vindictive and spiteful.

Inequality is the root of social evil.

It is a huge danger to pretend that awful things do not happen. But you need enough hope to keep going. I am trying to make hope. Flowers grow out of darkness.

He who prays five times a day is in the protection of God, and he who is protected by God cannot be harmed by anyone.

The fire of purpose easily melts the icicles of obstacles.

Religious belief itself is an adaptation that has evolved because we're hard-wired to form tribalistic religions.

When people are struggling, thats a painful place to be in, to not know who you are and where you belong and what you desire.

Everyone cleaves to the doctrine he has happened upon, as to a rock against which he has been thrown by tempest.

Pleasure must succeed to pleasure, else past pleasure turns to pain

One smile relieves a heart that grieves.

I've got it made. I've got a wife and a TV set - and they're both working.

Society and the system and politicians don't want people to be aware of things. They want people to believe what they have to show 'em.