"Advent is a journey towards Bethlehem. May we let ourselves be drawn by the light of God made man."
- Pope Francis
Love
"Grandparents are a treasure in the family. Please, take care of your grandparents: love them and let them talk to your children!"
- Pope Francis
Love
"Sometimes negative news does come out, but it is often exaggerated and manipulated to spread scandal. Journalists sometimes risk becoming ill from coprophilia and thus fomenting coprophagia: which is a sin that taints all men and women, that is, the tendency to focus on the negative rather than the positive aspects."
- Pope Francis
Awareness
"These things become the norm: that some homeless people die of cold on the streets is not news. In contrast, a ten-point drop in the stock markets of some cities is a tragedy."
- Pope Francis
Awareness
"A caress, a smile, is full of meaning for one who is sick. It is a simple gesture, but encouraging, he or she feels accompanied, feels closer to being healed, feels like a person, not a number."
- Pope Francis
Compassion
"We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are."
- Max DePree
Growth
"How marvelous is the generation with which you deal. We have never had a generation its equal in all of the history of the Church. They are better educated. They are more familiar with the scriptures. I believe they pray with a greater measure of faith, have a greater desire to do the will of the Lord, are more active in the Church, go into the world as better prepared missionaries, and live to become better parents."
- President Gordon B. Hinckley
Growth
"Allow yourself the opportunity to get uncomfortable."
- Alex Toussaint
Growth
"All growth starts at the end of your comfort zone."
- Tony Robbins
Growth
"Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave."
- Mary Tyler Moore
Growth