It is only when we stand up, with all our failings and sufferings, and try to support others rather than withdraw into ourselves, that we can fully live the life of community.

A community is only a community when the majority of its members are making the transition from 'the community for myself' to 'myself for the community'.

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

Community begins in mystery and ends in administration. Leaders move away from people and into paper.

When people love each other, they are content with very little. When we have light and joy in our hearts, we don't need material wealth. The most loving communities are often the poorest.

To live with Jesus is to live with the poor. To live with the poor is to live with Jesus.

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!