Quotes of the week

"We have fallen into the culture of adjectives and adverbs, and we have forgotten the strength of nouns"
Pope Francis
Speech to employees of the Dicastery for Communication

"He was unwavering in his care for the poor"
Cardinal Vincent Nichols on Blessed John Henry Newman
Pastoral letter anticipating Newman’s canonisation on October 13

"The Irish language is no threat to me"
Presbyterian minister Trevor Gribben urges Northern Irish parties to set aside a language dispute and unite against abortion liberalisation
BBC