Be the apostle of the divine Eucharist, like a flame which enlightens and warms, like the Angel of his heart who will go to proclaim him to those who don't know him and will encourage those who love him and are suffering.
You always get back much more than you give.
A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle, firm, thoughtful, and restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to others. It's a weak nation, like a weak person, that must behave with bluster and boasting and rashness and other signs of insecurity.
I have one life and one chance to make it count for something. . . My faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference.
The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.
We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.
What are the things that you can't see that are important? I would say justice, truth, humility, service, compassion, love. . . They're the guiding lights of a life.
Comedy and tragedy are two sides of the same coin. A talent in one area might also lead to a predisposition in the other.
. . . not mere achievement, but rather the more difficult feat of handling your life efficiently. It means to be a success as a person; controlled, organized, not part of the world's problems, but part of its cure. . . . of being creative individuals.
When I leave here, when my final day on this earth is up, I want to leave in peace. I want to have peace in my heart.
It's often only in the lies we refuse to speak that any truth can be heard at all.