I want you to find the poor here, right in your own home first. And begin love there. Be that good news to your own people.

Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within reach of every hand. Anyone may gather it and no limit is set. Everyone can reach this love through meditation, spirit of prayer, and sacrifice, by an intense inner life.

The fruit of faith is love.

If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.

Put your sins in the chalice for the precious blood to wash away. One drop is capable of washing away the sins of the world.

Suffering can become a means to greater love and greater generosity.

The first time I received an award, I was very surprised. I did not know whether to accept it or not. But I came to the conclusion that I should accept awards in the name of the poorest poor, as a form of homage to them. I think that basically, when awards are given to me, the existence of the poor in the world is being recognized.