Before you speak, it is necessary for you to listen, for God speaks in the silence of the heart.

My prayer for you is that you come to understand and have the courage to answer Jesus' call to you with the simple word 'yes'.

We do not strive for spectacular actions. What counts is the gift of yourself, the degree of love you put into each of your deeds.

It is not enough for us to say: I love God, but I do not love my neighbour. St. John says you are a liar if you say you love God and you don't love your neighbour. How can you love God whom you do not see, if you do not love your neighbour whom you see, whom you touch, with whom you live.

If we were humble, nothing would change us-neither praise nor discouragement. If someone were to criticize us, we would not feel discouraged. If someone would praise us, we also would not feel proud.

God doesn't require us to succeed, he only requires that you try.

You can find Calcutta anywhere in the world. You only need two eyes to see. Everywhere in the world there are people that are not loved, people that are not wanted nor desired, people that no one will help, people that are pushed away or forgotten. And this is the greatest poverty.