The traditional thinking has been that the stock market likes certainty.
Let those desert places in our hearts bloom.
The world tells us to seek success, power and money; God tells us to seek humility, service and love.
Religious life ought to promote growth in the Church by way of attraction. The Church must be attractive. Wake up the world! Be witnesses of a different way of doing things, of acting, of living! It is possible to live differently in this world.
Having faith does not mean having no difficulties, but having the strength to face them, knowing we are not alone.
Take care of brothers and sisters who are weaker. . . the elderly, the sick, the hungry, the homeless and strangers, because we will be judged on this.
You pray for the hungry. Then you feed them. That's how prayer works.
None of us are really dumb and none of us are really smart. We're in the middle.
If I ever saw myself saying I'm excited going to Cleveland, I'd punch myself in the face, because I'm lying.
Sometimes the things that hurt are worth the pain.
If you're lucky enough to pick what you do, that's the greatest career you can have. Ultimately, that's my goal: to have choices.