If we are to grow in love, the prisons of our egoism must be unlocked. This implies suffering, constant effort and repeated choices.

I believe every act of violence is also a message that needs to be understood. Violence should not be answered just by greater violence but by real understanding. We must ask: 'Where is the violence coming from? What is its meaning?

Wisdom is something that comes, little by little, through a lot of listening.

When children are loved, they live off trust; their bides and hearts open up to those who respect and love them, who understand and listen to them.

When we love and respect people, revealing to them their value, they can begin to come out from behind the walls that protect them.

Love is an act of endless forgiveness.

Every human activity can be put at the service of the divine and of love. We should all exercise our gift to build community.