"Passover and Easter are the only Jewish and Christian holidays that move in sync, like the ice skating pairs we saw during the winter Olympics."
"A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act."
Mahatma Gandhi on Easter"God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, 'I love you.'"
Billy Graham on Easter"We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won't need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don't fire cannons to call attention to their shining- they just shine."
Dwight L. Moody on Easter"Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song."
Pope John Paul II on Easter"The great gift of Easter is hope - Christian hope which makes us have that confidence in God, in his ultimate triumph, and in his goodness and love, which nothing can shake."
Basil Hume on Easter"On sensitive issues, talk isn't cheap - it takes real courage to pry open topics nailed shut."
"Most organizations should be pro-active, but philanthropists concerned with poverty should deliberately be reactive, learning from the efforts of ordinary folks who tired of looking the other way as their communities fell apart."