[...] We have to realize that this wound [of loneliness] is inherent in the human condition and that what we have to do is walk with it instead of fleeing from it. We cannot accept it until we discover that we are loved by God just as we are, and that the Holy Spirit in a mysterious way is living at the centre of the wound.

We all know well that we can do things for others and in the process crush them, making them feel that they are incapable of doing things by themselves. To love someone is to reveal to them their capacities for life, the light that is shining in them.

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

If we love (the poor) people, we want to identify with them and share with them.

[Happiness] comes when we choose to be who we are, to be ourselves, at this present moment in our lives.

Stop looking for peace. Give yourselves where you are. Stop looking at yourselves, look instead at your brothers and sisters in need. Ask how you can better love your brothers and sisters. Then you will find peace.

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.