God's dream is that you and I and all of us will realize that we are family, that we are made for togetherness, for goodness, and for compassion.

There’s no question about the reality of evil, of injustice, of suffering, but at the center of this existence is a heart beating with love. That you and I and all of us are incredible. I mean, we really are remarkable things. That we are, as a matter of fact, made for goodness.

Differences are not intended to separate, to alienate. We are different precisely in order to realize our need of one another.

God is patient with us to become the God's children he wants us to be but you really can see him weeping.

Making the truth public is a form of justice. This is a moral universe and you've got to take account of the fact that truth and lies and goodness and evil are things that matter.

I'm so, so thrilled that [Pope Francis] is there at this crucial moment in the history of our world.

To be impartial... is indeed to have taken sides already... with the status quo.