God never gives someone a gift they are not capable of receiving. If he gives us the gift of Christmas, it is because we all have the ability to understand and receive it.

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.

When a person screams in pain, the actual pain is only half the noise they make. The other half is the terror at being forced to accept that they exist.

A godlikeness of character is the Christian’s proper heritage in this earthly walk.

Little Alice fell d o w nthe hOle, bumped her head and bruised her soul

You never see the old austerity That was the essence of civility Young people hereabouts unbridled now Just want.

We will not let terrorists change our way of life; we will not live in fear; and we will not undermine the civil liberties that characterize our Democracy.

You might be a redneck if you've ever stared at a can of orange juice because it said concentrate.

Every calm and quiet place is the true temple of the wise man!

It is a very rare thing for a man of talent to succeed by his talent.

Im a character actor at heart.

With all things being equal, the simplest explanation tends to be the right one.