Pope Francis Quotes

Let's quit fiddling with religion and do something to bring the world to Christ.

The Church must never be satisfied with the ranks of those whom she has reached at a certain point or say that others are fine as they are: Muslims, Hindus and so forth. The Church can never retreat comfortably to within the limits of her own environment. She is charged with universal solicitude; she must be concerned with and for one and all... We must... as the Lord says - go out ever anew 'to the highways and hedges' (Luke 14:23), to deliver God's invitation to his banquet also to those who have so far heard nothing or have not been stirred within.

When people are deeply affected by the Word, they tell it to other people.

The Church does not engage in proselytism. Instead, she grows by "attraction": just as Christ "draws all to himself" by the power of his love, culminating in the sacrifice of the Cross, so the Church fulfills her mission.

The church which ceases to be evangelistic will soon cease to be evangelical.

Some would rather pull a handcart across the prairie than bring up the subject of faith and religion to their friends and co-workers. They worry about how they might be perceived or how it might harm their relationship. It doesn't need to be that way because we have a glad message to share, and we have a message of joy.

The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.

After a decade this glum, we deserved a shot of 'Glee,' a show that restored our faith in the power of song, the beauty of dance, and the magic of 'spirit fingers' to chase our cares and woes into somebody else's backyard.

I'd love to be placed in a position to make a difference in regards to my faith, in regards to speaking for Jesus, whether that's some type of ministry platform, being in a big-time position where I could make a difference.

It takes a lot of money to do what we do. We have brought over 122 million people to the Lord Jesus Christ.

Life is full of awe and grace and truth, mystery and wonder. I live in that atmosphere.

I have this call in my heart to reach all people.

I intend to make Scientology as accessible to as many people as I can.

When our lives are filled with peace, faith and joy, people will want to know what we have.

Music is the only thing that you can share with a million million people and you don't lose, you gain. It helps you to get energy and to live long, because when your soul is very happy then you don't want to die.

On day one, the Church wasn't for church people because there weren't any church people.

If you find something that gets hold of you in the Word, pass it on to somebody that very day.

When someone comes along later and tries to preach the Gospel to them because they're living in the world, they won't listen.

...if I do not introduce people to Jesus, then I don't believe Jesus is an important person. It doesn't matter what I say.

Sometimes I'm asked to list the most important steps in preparing for an evangelistic mission, and my reply is always the same: prayer... prayer... prayer.

The inclination of my life...has been to do things & make things which will give pleasure to people in new and amazing ways.

Are we capable of bringing the word of God into the environment in which we live? Do we know how to speak of Christ, of what he represents for us, in our families, among the people who form part of our daily lives? Faith is born from listening, and is strengthened by proclamation.

We need to make our own the ancient pastoral wisdom which... encouraged Pastors to listen more widely to the entire People of God. Significant is Saint Benedict's reminder to the Abbot of a monastery, inviting him to consult even the youngest members of the community: "By the Lord's inspiration, it is often a younger person who knows what is best".

There isn't anything else more important than taking the gospel to the world.