Mother Teresa

I think it is very beautiful for the poor to accept their lot, to share it with the passion of Christ. I think the world is being much helped by the suffering of the poor people.

Suffering is a great gift from God. It is a sign that you have come so close to Him.

Abortion is the greatest destroyer of peace today.

I feel that the greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion, because it is a direct war, a direct killing – direct murder by the mother herself.

Homosexuality is not a choice, it is a sin.

Contraception makes a husband and wife do things that are not holy.

AIDS is the just punishment for improper sexual conduct.

The greatest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted, uncared for, and deserted by everybody.

There is always the danger that we may become so concerned with the needs of the ‘outer man’ that we forget the needs of the ‘inner man’.

We are not social workers. We are contemplatives in the heart of the world.

To say that the poor are suffering is a sign of great love for them.

There is more hunger in the world for love and appreciation than for bread.

We feel that the world is being much helped by the suffering of the poor people.

The most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved.

If you want to make peace, you must have love. And if you have love, you will want to serve.

God has not called me to be successful; He has called me to be faithful.

We are all pencils in the hand of a writing God, who is sending love letters to the world.

The poor are very great people. They can teach us so many beautiful things.

The greatest good is to do what God wants you to do.

We must not be afraid to love. We must not be afraid to be loved.