Community is a sign that love is possible in a materialistic world where people so often either ignore or fight each other. It is a sign that we don't need a lot of money to be happy--in fact, the opposite.

There are high Schools named after him in Whitehorse Yukon; London Ontario; Scarborough Ontario; Collingwood Ontario; Richmond Hill Ontario; Welland Ontario and a to be constructed school in Milton Ontario. He also travels widely visiting other L'Arche communities encouraging projects for new communities and giving lectures and retreats. He stepped down from these responsibilities to spend more time counseling encouraging and accompanying people who come to live in L'Arche as assistants to those with disabilities.