We need to provide an education which teaches crit­ical thinking and encourages the development of mature moral values.

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.

Beware a kiss, he told her. Kisses are powerful things. You expose part of your soul.

Most of us do not understand nuclear fission, but we accept it . . . Why is it so easy to accept manmade miracles and so difficult to accept the miracles of the Bible?

Unless and until you give happiness to others you truly cannot be happy.

Have you questioned reality today?

I am very abnormal... But it wasnt very long ago that I wasnt so abnormal. I was very normal and headed for a lifetime of paying medical bills as proof of my normalcy.

It is not that we have too little time to do all the things we need to do , it is that we feel the need to do too many things in the time we have.

In my kids school, the married family is an anomaly which I do think is sad. I do believe in marriage.

A wild rose roofs the ruined shed, And that and summer well agree.

Banking types should take their cue from Gordon Gekko. Or pick the best-looking banker in their firm and copy him.

The United States abd usually be reiled on to do the right thing, but only after they have tried all the other alternatives.