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?

At the heart of the celebration, there are the poor. If [they] are excluded, it is not longer a celebration. [...] A celebration must always be a festival of the poor.

He who is or has been deeply hurt has a RIGHT to be sure he is LOVED.

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

Love is to recognize that the other person is a person, is precious, is important and has value.

Love is an act of endless forgiveness.

'Going home' is a journey to the heart of who we are, a place where we can be ourselves and welcome the reality of our beauty and our pain. From this acceptance of ourselves, we can accept others as they are and we can see our common humanity.