My character is not flawless.
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.
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.
But always think this: do not be afraid of failure. Do not be afraid of falling. In the art of walking, what is important is not avoiding the fall but not remaining fallen.
You don't get to choose what you get famous for and you don't get to control which of your life's many struggles gets to stand for you.
Simple rules guide innovative, intelligent responses. Comprehensive rules guide rote, routine responses.
Regrets are illuminations come too late.
Is it still okay to make fun of schizophrenics? There's a little voice in my head that says no.