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.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIIn the fulfillment of your duties, let your intentions be so pure that you reject from your actions any other motive than the glory of God and the salvation of souls.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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The greatest gift you can give your child is another sibling.
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The greatness of work is inside man.
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In the newborn child is realized the common good of the family.
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The universality of salvation means that it is granted not only to those who explicitly believe in Christ and have entered the Church. Since salvation is offered to all, it must be made concretely available to all.
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Marriage is an act of will that signifies and involves a mutual gift, which unites the spouses and binds them to their eventual souls, with whom they make up a sole family – a domestic church.
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Let science tell us what and how. Let religion tell us who and why.
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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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All human activity takes place within a culture and interacts with culture.
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We began by imagining that we are giving to the; we end by realizing that they have enriched 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 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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[On his 83rd birthday] Physical condition or advancing of age are not obstacles to a perfect life. God does not look at external things but at the soul.
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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 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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Furthermore, because God created it, The human body can remain nude and uncovered and preserve its splendour and its beauty.
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