“But then too,” he writes, “as [we] lift [our] masks and become vulnerable, [we] discover that community can be a terrible place, because it is a place of relationship; it is the revelation of our wounded emotions and of how painful it can be to live with others, especially with some people. It is so much easier to live with books and objects, televisions, or dogs and cats! It is so much easier to live alone and just do things for others when one feels like it.” Sister of Saint Joseph Sue Mosteller, who has spent four decades living in L’Arche communities, puts it very simply: “Community is
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