A Christian is one who is invited... to join in the feast, to the joy of being saved, to the joy of being redeemed, to the joy of sharing life with Christ. This is a joy! You are called to a party!

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.

I felt alone out there, like I was on a desert island. I felt like Gilligan.

Every person exceeds our power of measurement.

There are the most fantastic, beautiful things and people out there. It’s up to you to find them.

If life were stable, I'd never need God's help.

I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do.

These long-run worries, there's an element of truth to them, but I think frankly the fears are exaggerated.

I … noticed something striking about my growing cast of deniers. None of them were deniers.

We cannot have expression till there is something to be expressed.

If you lay a hand on me I'll ram your testicles so far up inside your abdomen it'll take a heart surgeon to get them out.

I am in favor of an idea that's been around for a number of years, which is to reward people who are willing to give a kidney and save the life of a stranger.