We cannot build up the idea of the apostolate of the laity without the foundation of the liturgy.

There is plenty to do, for each one of us, working on our own hearts, changing our own attitudes, in our own neighborhoods.

Where were the saints to try to change the social order, not just to minister to the slaves, but to do away with slavery?

Be close enough to people so that you are indifferent to the material. And also have faith.

No matter how corrupt the Church may become, it carries within it the seeds of its own regeneration.

The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them up.

Think what the world could look like if we took care of the poor even half as well as we do our Bibles!