Man must reconcile himself to his natural greatness…. he must not forget that he is a person.
POPE JOHN PAUL IINone of us is alone in this world; each of us is a vital piece of the great mosaic of humanity as a whole.
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Holidays and vacations can help to balance activity with contemplation, haste with more natural rhythms, noise with the heralding silence of peace.
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Gandhi was much more Christian than many people who say they are Christians.
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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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Only faith in Christ gives rise to a culture contrary to egotism and death.
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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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For by his incarnation the Son of God united himself in a certain way with every man. He labored with human hands… and loved with a human heart. Born of Mary the Virgin, he truly became one of us.
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Through the Rosary the faithful receive abundant grace, as though from the very hands of the Mother of the Redeemer.
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We are not the sum of our weaknesses and failures, we are the sum of the Father’s love for us and our real capacity to become the image of His Son Jesus.
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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 worst prison would be a closed heart.
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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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Take heart young people! Christ is calling you and the world awaits you! Remember the Kingdom of God needs your generous and complete dedication.
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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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Wars generally do not resolve the problems for which they are fought and therefore, in addition to causing horrendous damage, they prove ultimately futile.
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…if desire is predominant it can deform love between man and woman and rob them both of it.
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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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Do you think that there can be anything greater than to bring Jesus to people and people to Jesus?
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Man matures through work which inspires him to difficult good.
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The only way to peace is forgiveness.
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There is no true peace without fairness, truth, justice and solidarity.
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The promotion of the culture of life should be the highest priority in our societies…If the right to life is not defended decisively as a condition for all other rights of the person, all other references to human rights remain deceitful and illusory.
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The future starts today, not tomorrow.
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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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The Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life
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Man always travels along precipices… His truest obligation is to keep his balance.
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What we talked about will have to remain a secret between him and me. I spoke to him as a brother whom I have pardoned and who has my complete trust.
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