Sometimes people can hunger for more than bread. It is possible that our children, our husband, our wife, do not hunger for bread, do not need clothes, do not lack a house. But are we equally sure that none of them feels alone, abandonded, neglected, needing some affection? That, too, is poverty.

There is a tremendous strength that is growing in the world through sharing together, praying together, suffering together, and working together.

No matter who says what, you should accept it with a smile and do your own work.

Christ prays in me, Christ works in me, Christ thinks in me, Christ looks through my eyes, Christ speaks through my words, Christ works with my hands, Christ walks with my feet, Christ loves with my heart. As St Paul's prayer was: I belong to Christ and nothing will separate me from the love of Christ. It was that oneness, oneness with God in the Holy Spirit.

I think the world today is upside down, and is suffering so much, because there is so very little love in the homes and in family life.

Real prayer is union with God, a union as vital as that of the vine to the branch.

Justice without love is not justice. Love without justice is not love