Sublime

La philosophie de Vanier est basée sur la rencontre, la relation, l’amitié authentique et l’amour. Il dit qu’une bonne société est une société dans laquelle on permet aux gens de se rencontrer, non pas pour se donner des ordres ni pour se prouver quoi que ce soit, mais pour réfléchir sur notre humanité commune, pour se lier d’amitié, pour célébrer

Vanier illustre un type de désintéressement presque inquiétant. Quel manque d’intérêt et de souci de soi ! Sa vie est un don à l’état pur. Ceux qui l’ont rencontré racontent que cela peut avoir un effet troublant. Vanier a quitté une société qui valorise le succès et la force pour se consacrer presque exclusivement aux faibles. Il l’a fait parce qu

What person who does what this woman does has not been there? How I admire them and cherish them. I see them each day, serving in a variety of ways, dealing with the heartbreaking realities of the poor: frustration; violent transference; physical and mental sickness; rejection; police harassment; loneliness; hunger for food, friendship, and purpose

God, I pray first of all for the brothers and sisters in this jail, that you might strengthen them. I pray for the people who come to the Downtown Chapel to get something to eat and for the staff that provides for them; I pray for all the poor; I pray in thanksgiving for all the people who help me here and for Father Gary, who comes to see me. Plea

Debra Chamberlin-Taylor,

The Dalai Lama helped me as a manager, teaching me about the ethics of human relationships, in and out of business. And he took the weight of the world off my shoulders, because he said, “You don’t have to be a god. Just stop hurting people.”