A hero is someone who has given his or her life for something bigger than one’s self.
—Joseph Campbell, author

Be present in all things and thankful for all things.
—Maya Angelou

On the day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit descended with power upon the Apostles; thus began the mission of the Church in the world.
—Pope Benedict XVI

Come, Holy Spirit. Spirit of truth, you are the reward of the saints, the comforter of souls, light in the darkness, riches to the poor, treasure to lovers, food for the hungry, comfort to those who are wandering; to sum up, you are the one in whom all treasures are contained.
—Saint Mary Magdalene de Pazzi

My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.
—Desmond Tutu

For although He ascended alone, we also ascend, because we are in Him by grace.
—Saint Augustine

The soul is in God and God is in the soul.  God is closer to us than water is to a fish.
—Saint Catherine of Siena

Hold back nothing of yourself for yourself, so that He who gives Himself totally to you may receive you totally.
—Saint Francis of Assisi

I am not my own; I have given myself to Jesus. He must be my only love. 
—Saint Kateri Tekakwitha

You have to prune so you can grow.
—Liz Montigny, goals coach and retreat leader

Vines and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.
—Saint Bernard of Clairvaux

The sheep that will stray is the most obstreperous, troublesome one.
—Desmond Tutu

Know the difference between a good and a bad shepherd: the good shepherd cares for the welfare of his flock, but the bad shepherd cares only for his own welfare.
—Saint Thomas Aquinas

I wish not merely to be called Christian, but also to be Christian.
—Saint Ignatius

Ignorance of scripture is ignorance of Christ!
—Saint Jerome

There is always more work to be done on this side of heaven.
—Father Josh Johnson

May God break my heart so completely that the whole world falls in.
—Mother Teresa

Souls that make an appeal to my mercy delight me. To such souls I grant even more graces than they ask.
—Words of Divine Mercy as revealed to Saint Faustina Kowalska

We have to state, without mincing words, that there is an inseparable bond between our faith and the poor. May we never abandon them.
—Pope Francis, Evangelii Guadium

God made us for joy. God is joy, and the joy of living reflects the original joy that God felt in creating us.
—Saint John Paul II

The joy of the gospel is for all people: no one can be excluded.
—Pope Francis

The story of Easter is the story of God's wonderful window of divine surprise.
—author Carl Knudsen

That we may walk in newness of life, Lord, hear us.
That we may advance in the knowledge of You,
That we may grow in grace,
That we may ever have the bread of life,
​That we may persevere unto the end,
That we may have confidence before You at your coming,
That we may behold Your face with joy,
That we may be placed at Your right hand in the judgment,
That we may have our lot with the saints, Lord, hear us.
—Cardinal John Henry Newman, Litany of the Resurrection

It is not as a child that I believe and confess Jesus Christ. My hosanna is born of a furnace of doubt.
—Fyodor Dostoyevsky