The priest is not and must not be a civil servant of the Church. Above all the priest is a man who lives for the spirit for God. This being the case the Seminary is the place where he learns ‘to be with Him.’
POPE JOHN PAUL IIFaith leads us beyond ourselves. It leads us directly to God.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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The universality of salvation means that it is granted not only to those who explicitly believe in Christ and have entered the Church. Since salvation is offered to all, it must be made concretely available to all.
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The worst prison would be a closed heart.
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Treating a person as a means to an end, and an end moreover which in this case is pleasure, the maximization of pleasure, will always stand in the way of love.
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The Eucharist is the heart of the Church. Where Eucharistic life flourishes, there the life of the church will blossom.
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…if desire is predominant it can deform love between man and woman and rob them both of it.
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There is no true peace without fairness, truth, justice and solidarity.
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The Lord has given you a heart open to great horizons; do not be afraid to commit your life completely to the service of Christ and His Gospel! Listen to Him as He says again today: ‘The harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few.
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Violence is a crime against humanity, for it destroys the very fabric of society.
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Is not Jesus pointing to children even as models for grownups?
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Do you think that there can be anything greater than to bring Jesus to people and people to Jesus?
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Men and women will retain their sex in heaven
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Let science tell us what and how. Let religion tell us who and why.
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All human activity takes place within a culture and interacts with culture.
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Make your lives intensely Eucharistic.
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What really matters in life is that we are loved by Christ and that we love Him in return. In comparison to the love of Jesus, everything else is secondary. And, without the love of Jesus, everything is useless.
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