The future is in your hearts and in your hands. God is entrusting to you the task, at once difficult and uplifting, of working with Him in the building of the civilization of love.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIWhen man turns his back on the Creator’s plan, he provokes a disorder which has inevitable repercussions on the rest of the created order. If man is not at peace with God, then earth itself cannot be at peace.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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The only way to peace is forgiveness.
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May you experience the truth that he, Christ, looks upon you with love.
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In the newborn child is realized the common good of the family.
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Darkness can only be scattered by light, hatred can only be conquered by love.
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In Christ and through Christ man has acquired full awareness of his dignity, of the heights to which he is raised, of the surpassing worth of his own humanity, and of the meaning of his existence.
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Those in society who are in charge of schools must never forget that the parents have been appointed by God himself as the first and principal educators of their children and that their right is completely inalienable.
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The distinctive mark of the Christian, today more than ever, must be love for the poor, the weak, the suffering.
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The Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life
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To the family is entrusted the task of striving, first and foremost, to unleash the forces of good.
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As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.
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A just wage for the worker is the ultimate test of whether any economic system is functioning justly.
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And Christ, through His own salvific suffering, is very much present in every human suffering, and can act from within that suffering by the powers of His Spirit of truth, His consoling spirit.
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Have no fear of moving into the unknown. Simply step out fearlessly knowing that I am with you, therefore no harm can befall you; all is very, very well. Do this in complete faith and confidence.
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It would appear that, on the level of individual nations and of international relations, the free market is the most efficient instrument for utilizing resources and effectively responding to needs.
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I kiss the soil as if I placed a kiss on the hands of a mother, for the homeland is our earthly mother. I consider it my duty to be with my compatriots in this sublime and difficult moment.
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