Christ Quote by Pedro Arrupe

The poor is the center of the Gospel. If we take out the poor, we cannot understand the message of Christ

— Pope Francis

“You live in a world where economic, political, and social conditions can be extremely dark and depressing without the hope and knowledge of Christ's…

— Sharon G. Samuelson

“The other approach, probably more widely appealing in contemporary Western culture, is so to fix on the painful circumstances of life that one gives…

— R.W.L. Moberly

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

We have all been hearing from childhood of such things as love, peace, charity, equality, and universal brotherhood; but they have become to us…

— Swami Vivekananda

If we take the poor away from the Gospel, we won't be able to understand the whole message of Jesus Christ.

— Pope Francis

It is only by living completely in this world that one learns to have faith.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

We fail to see the gospel as the solution to our greatest problem-our guilt, condemnation, and alienation from God. Beyond that, we fail to…

— Jerry Bridges

“The heart of a Christian, who believes and feels, cannot pass the hardships and deprivations of the poor without helping them.”

— Louis Guanella

Faith enables many of us to endure life's difficulties with an equanimity that would be scarcely conceivable in a world lit only by reason.

— Sam Harris

And what is faith, love, virtue unassayed Alone, without exterior help sustained?

— John Milton

Lukewarm people do not live by faith; their lives are structured so that they don't have to.

— Francis Chan