Wise Words from Pope Francis

“Even today we raise our hand against our brother… We have perfected our weapons, our conscience has fallen asleep, and we have sharpened our ideas to justify ourselves as if it were normal we continue to sow destruction, pain, death. Violence and war lead only to death.”  — Pope Francis Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/sow

We Cannot Plant Seeds with Closed Fists

“We know we cannot plant seeds with closed fists. To sow, we must open our hands.”  —  Adolfo Perez Esquivel Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/sow

Did I Offer Peace Today?

“Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone’s face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear manyContinue reading “Did I Offer Peace Today?”

Something to be Left for the Poor

“It was with good reason that God commanded through Moses that the vineyard and harvest were not to be gleaned to the last grape or grain; but something to be left for the poor. For covetousness is never to be satisfied; the more it has, the more it wants. Such insatiable ones injure themselves, andContinue reading “Something to be Left for the Poor”