As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIHow can such episodes of such savage cruelty happen? The heart of man is an abyss out of which sometimes emerge plots of unspeakable ferocity capable of overturning in an instant the tranquil and productive life of a people.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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Thus to share in the sufferings of Christ is, at the same time, to suffer for the kingdom of God. In the eyes of the just God, before his judgment. Those who share in the sufferings of Christ become worthy of this kingdom.
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Through the Rosary the faithful receive abundant grace, as though from the very hands of the Mother of the Redeemer.
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The best, the surest and the most effective way of establishing PEACE on the face of the earth is through the great power of Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
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Christians, in particular, realize that their responsibility within creation and their duty towards nature and the Creator are an essential part of their faith.
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I have a sweet tooth for song and music. This is my Polish sin.
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A nation that destroys its own people is a nation without hope.
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Christ called as his Apostles only men. He did this in a totally free and sovereign way.
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Man must reconcile himself to his natural greatness…. he must not forget that he is a person.
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True living is not found in one’s self or in things. It is found in Someone else, in the One who created everything that is good, true, and beautiful in the world. True living is found in God and you discover God in the person of Jesus Christ.
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God made us for joy. God is joy, & the joy of living reflects the original joy that God felt in creating us.
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To reach peace, teach peace.
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I do not hesitate to proclaim before you and before the world that all human life-from the moment of conception and through all subsequent stages-is sacred, because human life is created in the image and likeness of God.
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When freedom does not have a purpose, when it does not wish to know anything about the rule of law engraved in the hearts of men and women, when it does not listen to the voice of conscience, it turns against humanity and society.
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Humanity, its dignity and its balance, will depend at every moment and on every place on the globe,on who man is for woman and who woman is for man.
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I hope to have communion with the people, that is the most important thing.
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None of us is alone in this world; each of us is a vital piece of the great mosaic of humanity as a whole.
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Let science tell us what and how. Let religion tell us who and why.
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How beautiful is the family that recites the Rosary every evening.
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[On his 83rd birthday] Physical condition or advancing of age are not obstacles to a perfect life. God does not look at external things but at the soul.
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What really matters in life is that we are loved by Christ and that we love Him in return
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Faith leads us beyond ourselves. It leads us directly to God.
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I hurry to express to you and your fellow citizens my profound sorrow and my closeness in prayer for the nation at this dark and tragic moment.
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Christ remains primary in your life only when he enjoys the first place in your mind and heart. Thus you must continuously unite yourself to him in prayer…. Without prayer there can be no joy, no hope, no peace. For prayer is what keeps us in touch with Christ.
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May you experience the truth that he, Christ, looks upon you with love.
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The ultimate test of your greatness is the way you treat every human being.
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The Church counters the culture of death with the culture of love.
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