We must never be afraid to be a sign of contradiction for the world.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway.

We should not serve the poor like they were Jesus. We should serve the poor because they are Jesus.

Loneliness and the feeling that you're no use to anyone - the worst kind of poverty.

As Lent is the time for greater love, listen to Jesus' thirst...'Repen t and believe' Jesus tells us. What are we to repent? Our indifference, our hardness of heart. What are we to believe? Jesus thirsts even now, in your heart and in the poor -- He knows your weakness. He wants only your love, wants only the chance to love you.

We all long for heaven where God is, but we have it our power to be in heaven with him right now-to be happy with him at this very moment. But this means being: Loving as he loves, helping as he helps, giving as he gives, serving as he serves, rescuing as he rescues, being with him all 24 hours of the day, touching him in his distressing disguise.

Love is proved by deeds; the more they cost us, the greater the proof of our love.