Life once conceived, must be protected with the utmost care; abortion and infanticide are abominable crimes.

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 mind says it's impossible, don't dictate heart to comply.

Into every life both tragedy and triumph can fall, and we must learn to meet both with equal serenity.

My mom is a really good cook. I didn't get the cooking gene, but she cooks this really amazing dinner every Christmas, and that's always really fun.

The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.

Breath belongs to Mehay. Ecl has no use for it.

In 1986, when they made the TV movie, Return to Mayberry, Barney and Thelma Lou did get married!

I wouldn't believe there was something 'wrong' with my son.

Is it indeed from the experience of beauty and happiness, from the occasional harmony between our nature and our environment, that we draw our conception of the divine life.

I worried that people wouldn't like me. Now I try not to worry and focus on being happy.

It is with the reading of books the same as with looking at pictures; one must, without doubt, without hesitations, with assurance, admire what is beautiful.