Read quote“A cause is good, not only for me, but for mankind, in so far, as it is essentially a “loyalty to loyalty.””
About Community
Belonging, collective life, mutual support, and shared responsibility.
The collection
Words on Community
Read quote“The church lives in the midst of history as a sign, instrument and foretaste of the reign of God.”
Read quote“The Church exists by mission, just as a fire exists by burning.”
Read quote“It appeared to me only fitting that I should share with my fellow-colonists my good fortune, and make the gift which much enriches them and does not make me poor.”
Read quote“There must not be us and them – there are only us.”
Read quote“The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain—is floating in mid-air—until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life.”
Read quote“Society is the temple; people are the gods.”
Read quote“The chain is as strong as its weakest link.”
Read quote“Our mandate, our commitment, lies with the communities where we have our roots.”
Read quote“This here’s the Rock Island Line. Back where I come from, people be blowin’ the train whistle to talk to the depot agent.”
Read quote“Desiring to prove the sense I had of my obligations to God, I endeavoured to instruct the people of my own colour in the word of God.”
Read quote“Here was a moment where we were reflecting on how do we live together despite what has happened?”
Read quote“I declare to you, to see such a mass of persons ... rise all at once, and express and conduct themselves so admirably, is wonderful.”
Read quote“Give your difference, welcome my difference, unify all difference in the larger whole—such is the law of growth.”
Read quote“It’s been urgent on the ground.”
Read quote“Philanthropy is in the DNA of my family.”
Read quote“It’s the duty of the State and the State alone to issue as much currency as the community needs.”
Read quote“You also need to ensure that you leave a mark that you also helped other people to come up.”
Read quote“The preservation of language is the cornerstone of a culture’s survival.”
Read quote“Being made to sit in a room with strangers is very healthy, because that’s what cinema is.”



