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

To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.
—Cardinal John Henry Newman

There is nothing permanent except change.
—Heraclitus

This is how you pray continually—not by offering prayer in words, but by joining yourself to God through your whole way of life, so that your life becomes one continuous and uninterrupted prayer.
—Saint Basil the Great 

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
—Martin Luther King, Jr.

One has not only a legal, but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.
—Martin Luther King, Jr., "Letter from Birmingham Jail"

The Bible is very easy to understand—but we pretend to be unable to understand it, because we know very well that the minute we do, we are obligated to act accordingly.
—Søren Kierkegaard

Love is not a feeling of happiness. Love is a willingness to sacrifice.
—Michael Novak

The cross is the school of love.
—Saint Maximilian Kolbe

God had one son on Earth without sin, but never one without suffering.
—Saint Augustine of Hippo

This is the reason for our hope: that God never tires of waiting for us. When we turn away, he comes looking for us; when we fall, he lifts us to our feet; when we return to him after losing our way, he waits for us with open arms.
—Pope Francis

Every time I make a little leap, I catch a glimpse of the One who runs out to me and invites me into his joy, the joy in which I can find not only myself, but also my brothers and sisters.
―Henri J.M. Nouwen

One does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.
—Matthew 4:4b