“Love doesn't mean doing extraordinary or heroic things. It means knowing how to do ordinary things with tenderness.”

“We are not called by God to do extraordinary things, but to do ordinary things with extraordinary love. ”

“People cannot accept their own evil if they do not at the same time feel loved, respected and trusted.”

“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.”

“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 a community live.”

“I believe every act of violence is also a message that needs to be understood. Violence should not be answered just by greater violence but by real understanding. We must ask: 'Where is the violence coming from? What is its meaning?”

“The friend of time doesn't spend all day saying: 'I haven't got time.' He doesn't fight with time. He accepts it and cherishes it.”