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In community we are called to care for each member of the community. We can. Choose our friends but we do not choose our brothers and sisters' they ar...more

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Community is not an ideal; it is people. It is you and I. In community we are called to love people just as they are with their wounds and their gifts...more

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Those who are weak have great difficulty finding their place in our society. The image of the ideal human as powerful and capable disenfranchises the ...more

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Jesus is the starving, the parched, the prisoner, the stranger, the naked, the sick, the dying. Jesus is the oppressed, the poor. To live with Jesus i...more

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Every human activity can be put at the service of the divine and of love. We should all exercise our gift to build community.

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Look at your own povertywelcome itcherish itdon't be afraidshare your deathbecause thus you will share your love and your life

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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 w...more

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If we are to grow in love, the prisons of our egoism must be unlocked. This implies suffering, constant effort and repeated choices.

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Many people are good at talking about what they are doing, but in fact do little. Others do a lot but don't talk about it; they are the ones who make ...more

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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 lovi...more

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...Individualistic material progress and the desire to gain prestige by coming out on top have taken over from the sense of fellowship, compassion and...more

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A community is only being created when its members accept that they are not going to achieve great things, that they are not going to be heroes, but s...more

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One of the marvelous things about community is that it enables us to welcome and help people in a way we couldn't as individuals. When we pool our str...more

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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 ...more

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Community is a sign that love is possible in a materialistic world where people so often either ignore or fight each other. It is a sign that we don't...more