None of us is alone in this world; each of us is a vital piece of the great mosaic of humanity as a whole.
POPE JOHN PAUL IISocial justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create.
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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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Furthermore, because God created it, The human body can remain nude and uncovered and preserve its splendour and its beauty.
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The greatest deception, and the deepest source of unhappiness, is the illusion of finding life by excluding God, of finding freedom by excluding moral truths and personal responsibility.
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From now on it is only through a conscious choice and through a deliberate policy that humanity can survive.
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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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A person’s rightful due is to be treated as an object of love, not as an object for use.
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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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The distinctive mark of the Christian, today more than ever, must be love for the poor, the weak, the suffering.
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If He asks much of you, it is because He knows you can give much.
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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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I hurry to express to you and your fellow citizens my profound sorrow and my closeness in prayer for the nation at this dark and tragic moment.
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Freedom exists for the sake of love.
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This is no time to be ashamed of the Gospel. It is the time to preach it from the rooftops. Do not be afraid to break out of comfortable and routine modes of living in order to take up the challenge of making Christ known in the modern metropolis.
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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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You, too, be courageous! The world needs convinced and fearless witnesses. It is not enough to discuss, it is necessary to act!
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