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One Quotes by Jean Vanier
- Communion is mutual trust, mutual belonging; it is the to-and-fro movement of love between two people where each one gives and each one receives. Communion…
- So we need places, laboratories, the creation of places which could be each one of our homes, where we invite people who are different, and…
- It is my belief that in our mad world where there is so much pain, rivalry, hatred, violence, inequality, and oppression, it is people who…
- Each person with his or her history of being accepted or rejected, with his or her past history of inner pain and difficulties in relationships,…
- 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.
- Each person is sacred, no matter what his or her culture, religion, handicap, or fragility. Each person is created in God’s image; each one has…
- But let us not put our sights too high. We do not have to be saviours of the world! We are simply human beings, enfolded…
- The response to war is to live like brothers and sisters. The response to injustice is to share. The response to despair is a limitless…
- 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…
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- I find that it's hard to fully examine one's life and not have faith be part of the discussion. — J. J. Abrams
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