“...caught up in our own busyness, frantically running from one crisis to the next in a cycle that looks less like loving the Messiah and more like trying to become one.”

“We are shaped by what we're saturated in, which is why incarnation must always be paired with devotion.”

“Jesus’ ministry was not to the upper class, the educated, the elite or the most influential social figures. Jesus came and ministered among those who were poor, with the poor and as a poor man. His ministry was to the children, those who were begging, victims of leprosy, the woman at the well, the woman caught in the act of adultery, the tax collectors, the fishermen communities and those on the margins. Jesus came to the common people and lived alongside them. As a church, we must learn new ways to celebrate our faith inclusively so that those on the margins of society will feel welcome–and so that our love and acceptance of the other will aid in our paths to holiness. Jesus’ ministry was marked with a distinctive compassion for the oppressed poor.”

“I wasn't sure what desire looked like, but right now, looking at Oscar, I had a feeling desire was staring directly at me. And I wanted to be the one to satisfy it.”

“No one is going to try to fill my mother's shoes, what she did was fantastic. It's about making your own future and your own destiny and Kate will do a very good job of that.”

“It's frustrating to witness how popular Fairtrade bananas, coffee and tea have become with shoppers and supermarkets while plenty of unfair trade goes on, largely unnoticed, in our own back yard.”

“Sign O' The TimesOh yeahIn France a skinny manDied of a big disease with a little nameBy chance his girlfriend came across a needleAnd soon she did the sameAt home there are seventeen-year-old boysAnd their idea of funIs being in a gang called The DisciplesHigh on crack, totin' a machine gunTime, timeHurricane Annie ripped the ceiling of a churchAnd killed everyone insideU turn on the telly and every other storyIs tellin' U somebody diedSister killed her baby cuz she could afford 2 feed itAnd we're sending people 2 the moonIn September my cousin tried reefer 4 the very first timeNow he's doing horse, it's JuneTimes, timesIt's silly, no?When a rocket ship explodesAnd everybody still wants 2 flySome say a man ain't happyUnless a man truly diesOh whyTime, timeBaby make a speech, Star Wars flyNeighbors just shine it onBut if a night falls and a bomb fallsWill anybody see the dawnTime, timesIt's silly, no?When a rocket blowsAnd everybody still wants 2 flySome say a man ain't happy, trulyUntil a man truly diesOh why, oh why, Sign O the TimesTime, timeSign O the Times mess with your mindHurry before it's 2 lateLet's fall in love, get married, have a babyWe'll call him Nate... if it's a boyTime, timeTime, time”