The Church must breathe with her two lungs!
POPE JOHN PAUL IIThe ethos of redemption is realied in self-mastery, by means of temperance, that is, continence of desires.
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To believe in Jesus is to accept what he says, even when it runs contrary to what others are saying. It means rejecting the lure of sin, however attractive it may be, in order to set out on the difficult path of the Gospel virtues.
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The purpose of art is nothing less than the upliftment of the human spirit.
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In the Eucharistic Sacrifice the Church venerates the memory of Mary the ever Virgin Mother of God and the memory of Saint Joseph, because he fed Him whom the faithful must eat as the Bread of Life
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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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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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There is no dignity when the human dimension is eliminated from the person. In short, the problem with pornography is not that it shows too much of the person, but that it shows far too little.
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There is no peace without justice, and no justice without forgiveness.
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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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What have I done with my baptism and confirmation? Is Christ really at the center of my life? Do I have time for prayer in my life? Do I live my life as a vocation and mission?
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Are you capable of risking your life for someone? Do it for Christ.
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Those who perceive in themselves… the artistic vocation as poet, writer, sculptor, painter, musician, and actor feel at the same time an obligation not to waste this talent but to develop it, in order to put it to service of their neighbour and the humanity as a whole.
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God is Love. We eventually have to ask ourselves the question; why was Love nailed to a cross?
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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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A good leader sees everything, overlooks a great deal, and corrects a little.
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Do not drink coffee in early A.M. It will keep you awake until noon. Do not go from the slavery of the Communist regime to the slavery of consumerism.
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You are our dearly beloved brothers, and in a certain way, it could be said that you are our elder brothers.
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Is not Jesus pointing to children even as models for grownups?
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The Church must persist in the teaching transmitted to her by Christ.
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Life with Christ is a wonderful adventure.
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The historical experience of socialist countries has sadly demonstrated that collectivism does not do away with alienation but rather increases it, adding to it a lack of basic necessities and economic inefficiency.
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Jesus himself has shown us by his own example that prayer and fasting are the first and most effective weapons against the forces of evil.
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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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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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The Church imposes nothing; she only proposes, she proposes like a lover to the beloved.
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Every effort to make society sensitive to the importance of the family, is a great service to humanity.
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Do not be afraid to be saints. Follow Jesus Christ who is the source of freedom and light. Be open to the Lord so that He may lighten all your ways.
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