The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one’s word to Christ and the Church. a duty and a proof of the priest’s inner maturity; it is the expression of his personal dignity.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIThe saints have always been the source and origin of renewal in the most difficult moments in the Church’s history.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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The Church must persist in the teaching transmitted to her by Christ.
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May the death penalty, an unworthy punishment still used in some countries, be abolished throughout the world.
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The Gospel of life must be proclaimed and human life defended in all places and all times.
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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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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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I have a sweet tooth for song and music. This is my Polish sin.
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Your faith will help you realize that it is Jesus Himself Who is present in the Blessed Sacrament, waiting for you and calling you to spend one special specific hour with Him each week.
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The future starts today, not tomorrow.
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The modern world, a world which has experienced marvelous achievements but which seems to have lost its sense of ultimate realities and of existence itself.
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The sickness of a family member, friend or neighbor is a call to Christians to demonstrate true compassion, that gentle and persevering sharing in another’s pain.
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An important day in a young person’s life is the day on which he becomes convinced that Christ is the only Friend who will not disappoint him, on which he can always count.
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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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[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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The Rosary is a prayer both so humble and simple and a theologically rich in Biblical content. I beg you to pray it.
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Another name for peace is development.
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