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'.

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

Look at your own poverty welcome it cherish it don't be afraid share your death because thus you will share your love and your life

Power always has a direction. It is always downward, towards the weak but power is often confused with what is right

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

Peace is the fruit of love, a love that is also justice. But to grow in love requires work -- hard work. And it can bring pain because it implies loss -- loss of the certitudes, comforts, and hurts that shelter and define us.

Many people confuse authority and the power of efficiency, as if the first role of people with responsibility is to take decisions, command effectively and so exercise power. But their role first of all is to be a person to whom others can turn for help and advice, to provide security, to affirm, to support, to encourage and to guide.