What we would like to do is change the world — make it a little simpler for people to feed, clothe, and shelter themselves as God intended for them to do.

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"I really only love God as much as I love the person I love the least."

- Dorothy Day

Love

"People say, 'What is the sense of our small effort?' They cannot see that we must lay one brick at a time, take one step at a time. A pebble cast into a pond causes ripples that spread in all directions. Each one of our thoughts, words and deeds is like that. No one has a right to sit down and feel hopeless. There's too much work to do."

- Dorothy Day

Motivation

"We have all known the long loneliness, and we have found that the answer is community."

- Dorothy Day

Connection to Earth

""The best things to do with the best things in life is to give them away.""

- Dorothy Day

Generosity

"The best things to do with the best things in life is to give them away."

- Dorothy Day

Generosity

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"Beauty is a gentle and loving heart."

- Beauty and the Beast

Compassion

"There is no greater beauty than kindness and compassion."

- Beauty and the Beast

Compassion

"Selflessness is the most beautiful trait one can possess."

- Beauty and the Beast

Compassion

"A kind heart can bring light to the darkest of places."

- Beauty and the Beast

Compassion

"In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out completes the circle and comes back to us."

- Flora Edwards

Compassion