Exclusion is never the way forward on our shared paths to freedom and justice. (Archbishop Desmond Tutu)  

“We must not fail to help our neighbors, because in them we serve Jesus." (St. Rose of Lima)

“The secret of our success is that we never, never give up.” (Wilma Mankiller)

“I release you, my beautiful and terrible fear. I release you. You were my beloved and hated twin, but now, I don’t know you as myself.” (Joy Harjo)

Your perspective probably depends on where you live. (Amy Ray)

To receive in truth the Body and Blood of Christ given up for us, we must recognize Christ in the poorest, his brethren" (Catechism of the Catholic Church)

Things which do not grow and change are dead things. (Louise Erdrich)

It is not enough to limit your love to your own nation, to your own group, You must respond with love even to those outside of it… This concept enables…

“We are not physical beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a physical experience.” (Pierre Teilhard de Chardin)

It takes tenacity, creativity and bravery to get yourself and your family to a new country to begin your life over again. (Becca Heller)