Every act of violence is also a message that needs to be understood. (23-24)

People cannot accept their own evil if they do not at the same time feel loved, respected and trusted.

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

Envy comes from people's ignorance of, or lack of belief in, their own gifts.

To love someone is to show to them their beauty, their worth and their importance.

Our danger is to think that happiness will come from outside of us, from the things we possess or the power of our group, and not from within us, from the inner sanctuary of our being.

I do not believe we can truly enter into our own inner pain and wounds and open our hearts to others unless we have had an experience of God, unless we have been touched by God. We must be touched by the Father in order to experience, as the prodigal son did, that no matter how wounded we may be, we are loved. And not only are we loved, but we too are called to heal and to liberate. This healing power in us will not come from our capacities and our riches, but in and through our poverty. We are called to discover that God can bring peace, compassion and love through our wounds.