The laity are called to become a leaven of Christian living within society.

Charity that does not change the situation of the poor isn't enough.

Politics is a noble activity. We should revalue it, practise it with vocation and a dedication that requires testimony, martyrdom, that is to die for the common good.

The whole of salvation history is the story of God looking for us: he offers us love and welcomes us with tenderness.

Charity, patience and tenderness are very beautiful gifts. If you have them, you want to share them with others.

For us Christians, love of neighbour springs from love of God; and it is its most limpid expression. Here one tries to love one's neighbour, but also to allow oneself to be loved by one's neighbour. These two attitudes go together, one cannot be exercised without the other. Printed on the letterhead of the Missionaries of Charity are these words of Jesus: "as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me". Loving God in our brethren and loving our brethren in God.

Where there is no work, there is no dignity.