I have come to realize more and more that the greatest disease and the greatest suffering is to be unwanted, unloved, uncared for, to be shunned by everybody, to be just nobody.

We cannot separate our lives from the Eucharist; the moment we do, something breaks. People ask, 'Where do the sisters get the joy and the energy to do what they are doing?' The Eucharist involves more than just receiving; it also involves satisfying the hunger of Christ. He says, 'Come to Me.' He is hungry for souls.

Holy living consists in doing God's work with a smile.

Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the action that we do.

Whatever our religion, we know that if we really want to love, we must first learn to forgive before anything else.

On certain continents poverty is more spiritual than material, a poverty that consists of loneliness, discouragement, and the lack of meaning in life.

A joyful heart is the normal result of a heart burning with love. She gives most who gives with joy.