Jesus washes the feet of the Apostles. Are we ready to serve others like this.

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.

Remember that life's big changes rarely give advance warning.

I spent my 30s fixing everything I broke in my 20s.

The art of arguing is the art of living. We argue because we must, because life emends it, because, in the end, life itself is but an argument.

We must take responsibility for educating ourselves. Being part of a 'smart mob' doesn't guarantee that you're a responsible participant or collaborator.

Nothing is the destiny of everyone, it is our commonness made dumb.

I am a Communist, a convinced Communist! For some that may be a fantasy. But to me it is my main goal.

Don't forget that the most effective form of child abuse is giving a child everything they want.

I met The Beatles while we were playing in Germany. We'd seen them in Liverpool, but they were a nothing little band then, just putting it together. In fact, they weren't really a band at all.

The greatest risk is the risk of riskless living.

My body is a compass - and it does not lie.