Poverty was not created by God. It is we who have caused it, you and I through our egotism.

The world today is hungry Not only for bread But hungry for love; Hungry to be wanted, Hungry to be loved.

We are at Jesus' disposal. If he wants you to be sick in bed, if he wants you to proclaim His work in the street, if he wants you to clean the toilets all day, that's all right, everything is all right. We must say, "I belong to you. You can do whatever you like." And this ..is our strength, and this is the joy of the Lord.

Peace starts with a smile

We do our work for Jesus and with Jesus. It's not a matter of praying some times and working others. We pray the work.

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.

Find your own Calcutta. Find the sick, the suffering and the lonely right there where you are.