At times we can be self-absorbed. Lord, help us to open our hearts to others and to serve those who are most vulnerable.

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.

The enemy for the fanatic is pleasure, which makes it extremely important to continue to indulge in pleasure. Dance madly. That is how you get rid of terrorism.

If talk is cheap, then being silent is expensive. And many people it seems, can't afford to buy into it.

Sweetheart," Bill said formally, "I have always loved you, and I will be proud to die in your service. When I'm gone, say a prayer for me in a real church.

People are proud of their tattoos. It's like a modern coat of arms.

When I started to write culinary mysteries, I did it because nobody was doing it anymore.

Know from the bounteous heaven all riches flow.

[When I photograph] I project what I'm not. What I would like to be.

I like walking in the pool. That isn't what makes me feel spiritual. But alive.

I have always been amazed at my contemporaries’ lack of finesse, I whose soul writhed from morning to night, in the mere quest of itself.

As long as you can laugh at you, it won't bother you when others laugh at you.