Growth begins when we start to accept our own weakness

A Christian community should do as Jesus did: propose and not impose. Its attraction must lie in the radiance cast by the love of brothers.

Growth begins when we start to accept our own weakness

A growing community must integrate three elements: a life of silent prayer, a life of service and above all of listening to the poor, and a community life through which all its members can grow in their own gift.

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

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

Every child, every person needs to know that they are a source of joy; every child, every person, needs to be celebrated. Only when all of our weaknesses are accepted as part of our humanity can our negative, broken self-images be transformed.