The Church imposes nothing; she only proposes, she proposes like a lover to the beloved.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIThe most urgent task is that of the biblical and liturgical formation of the people of God.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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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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Offer Christ your heart in meditation and personal prayer which is the foundation of the spiritual life.
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Love between man and woman cannot be built without sacrifices and self-denial.
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The Lord has given you a heart open to great horizons; do not be afraid to commit your life completely to the service of Christ and His Gospel! Listen to Him as He says again today: ‘The harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few.
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Pray and learn to pray! Deepen your knowledge of the Word of the Living God by reading and meditating on the Scriptures.
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From this moment on, live the Eucharist fully; be persons for whom the Holy Mass, Communion, and Eucharistic adoration are the center and summit of their whole life.
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Gandhi was much more Christian than many people who say they are Christians.
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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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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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How 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.
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The Mother of Christ, who stands at the very center of this mystery…is given as mother to every single individual and all mankind.
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The only way to peace is forgiveness.
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We are the people of life, because God, in His unconditional love, has given us the Gospel of Life, and we are called to act accordingly.
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The ultimate test of your greatness is the way you treat every human being.
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Today, the scale and horror of modern warfare – whether nuclear or not – makes it totally unacceptable as a means of settling differences between nations. War should belong to the tragic past, to history; it should find no place on humanity’s agenda for the future.
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