The ethos of redemption is realied in self-mastery, by means of temperance, that is, continence of desires.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIIt would be a sad thing if the religious and moral convictions upon which the American experiment was founded could now somehow be considered a danger to free society.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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Offer Christ your heart in meditation and personal prayer which is the foundation of the spiritual life.
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True holiness does not mean a flight from the world; rather, it lies in the effort to incarnate the Gospel in everyday life, in the family, at school and at work, and in social and political involvement.
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Gandhi was much more Christian than many people who say they are Christians.
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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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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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The fear of making permanent commitments can change the mutual love of husband and wife into two loves of self-two loves existing side by side, until they end in separation.
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Young friends, do not hesitate to follow the example of Pedro, who ‘pleased God and was loved by him’ and who, having come to perfection in so short a time, lived a full life.
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The United Nations organization has proclaimed 1979 as the Year of the Child. Are the children to receive the arms race from us as a necessary inheritance?
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Hands are the heart’s landscape.
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There is no peace without justice, and no justice without forgiveness.
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In my reading and in my studies I always tried to achieve a harmony between faith, reason, and the heart. These are not separate areas, but are profoundly interconnected, each giving life to the other.
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Violence is a crime against humanity, for it destroys the very fabric of society.
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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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Chastity is a difficult long term matter, one must wait patiently for it to bear fruit for the happiness of loving kindness which it must bring. But at the same time chastity is the sure way to happiness.
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To reach peace, teach peace.
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