It always does what is best for others and can empower us to face the greatest of problems." (love)

The smallest gesture can mean to much to those who may need a little lift in their lives.

If you care enough about certain things and work for them, I think you are bound to find them in the people you are with.

We've always been the most generous nation in the world when it comes to caring for those outside of our borders.

America is a giving nation and very compassionate.

The porter who took my bag said to me: "Everybody knows you; it must be wonderful to be a bishop." And I said to him: "Suppose you had four hundred children and ten were very sick and five were dying. Would you not worry and stay awake at night? Well, that is my family. It is not as wonderful as you think.

One who cares for another assumes the weight of the other's condition on his own heart and bears it in love.

When people meet me, I hope that they say this: 'This is a guy who, number one, loves the Lord, but he also loves people, and he wants to make a difference in people's life. And he wants to help everyone he comes in contact with, and he is genuine, he is real, and he cares about people.'

Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time and always start with the person nearest you.

There are orphans who can be cared for; but this some will not venture to undertake; for it brings them more work than they care to do, leaving them but little time for their own pleasure.

Love, what is love? I don't think you can really put it into words. Love is understanding someone, caring for him, sharing his joys and sorrows.

I believe that when all si said and done, all you can do is to show up for someone in crisis, which seems so inadequate. But then when you do, it can radically change everything. Your there-ness, your stepping into a scared [person's] line of vision, can be life giving, because often everyone else is in hiding...