There is something so horrifying and so sad when people are living alone. That is why the old and lonely come to us.

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

To feed the hungry, clothe the naked and shelter the harborless without also trying to change the social order so that people can feed, clothe and shelter themselves is just to apply palliatives. It is to show a lack of faith in one’s fellows, their responsibilitie s as children of God, heirs of heaven.

The older I get, the more I meet people, the more convinced I am that we must only work on ourselves, to grow in grace. The only thing we can do about people is to love them.

One of the disconcerting facts about the spiritual life is that God takes you at your word.

You can spend your time agonizing or organizing.

People, wherever they are, can make a community.