Many people are good at talking about what they are doing, but in fact do little. Others do a lot but don't talk about it; they are the ones who make a community live.

Power always has a direction. It is always downward, towards the weak but power is often confused with what is right

Prayer is like a secret garden made up of silence and rest and inwardness. But there are a thousand and one doors into this garden and we all have to find our own.

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.

The strong need the weak as much as the weak need the strong

Love is an act of endless forgiveness.

A community that is growing rich and seeks only to defend its goods and its reputation is dying. It has ceased to grow in love. A community is alive when it is poor and its members feel they have to work together and remain united, if only to ensure that they can all eat tomorrow!