The fruit of love is service, which is compassion in action.
Gandhi felt fascinated at knowing Christ. He met Christians, and felt let down.
Make sure that you let God’s grace work in your souls by accepting whatever He gives you, and giving Him whatever He takes from you. True holiness consists in doing God’s work with a smile.
All of us must be saints in this world. Holiness is a duty for you and me. So let’s be saints and so give glory to the Father.
Unless this love is among us, we can kill ourselves with work and it will only be work, not love. Work without love is slavery.
The poorest of the poor are those who feel that they are unloved.
Listen in silence because if your heart is full of other things you cannot hear the voice of God.
One thing that I ask of you: Never be afraid of giving. There is a deep joy in giving, since what we receive is much more than what we give.
Because I cannot rely on myself, I rely on Him, twenty-four hours a day.
Never let anything so fill you with sorrow as to make you forget the joy of Christ risen.
People crave attention and appreciation more than they do bread.
How do we persuade a woman not to have an abortion? As always, we must persuade her with LOVE, and we remind ourselves that love means to be willing to give until it hurts.
If we were humble, nothing would change us-neither praise nor discouragement. If someone were to criticize us, we would not feel discouraged. If someone would praise us, we also would not feel proud.
My prayer for you is that you come to understand and have the courage to answer Jesus’ call to you with the simple word ‘yes’.
Do not let the past disturb you, just leave everything in the Sacred Heart and begin again with joy.
Do not worry about your career. Concern yourself with your vocation, and that is to be lovers of Jesus.
Once we take our eyes away from ourselves, from our interests, from our own rights, privileges, ambitions – then they will become clear to see Jesus around us.
When I was crossing into Gaza, I was asked at the checkpost whether I was carrying any weapons. I replied: Oh yes, my prayer books.
No matter who says what, you should accept it with a smile and do your own work.
Faith in action is love, and love in action is service. By transforming that faith into living acts of love, we put ourselves in contact with God Himself, with Jesus our Lord.