A society will be judged on the basis of how it treats its weakest members; and among the most vulnerable are surely the unborn and the dying.
POPE JOHN PAUL IILove is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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Jesus himself has shown us by his own example that prayer and fasting are the first and most effective weapons against the forces of evil.
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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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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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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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Offer Christ your heart in meditation and personal prayer which is the foundation of the spiritual life.
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Faith leads us beyond ourselves. It leads us directly to God.
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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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Not all are called to be artists in the specific sense of the term. Yet, as Genesis has it, all men and women are entrusted with the task of crafting their own life: in a certain sense, they are to make of it a work of art, a masterpiece.
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And so, like Moses (cf Ex 3, 5), in spirit we remove the shoes from our feet, on the threshold of the inner sanctuary that each of us must become as we meet the Lord.
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Life with Christ is a wonderful adventure.
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This is the wonderful truth, my dear friends: the Word, which became flesh two thousand years ago, is present today in the Eucharist
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Thus to share in the sufferings of Christ is, at the same time, to suffer for the kingdom of God. In the eyes of the just God, before his judgment. Those who share in the sufferings of Christ become worthy of this kingdom.
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Violence is a crime against humanity, for it destroys the very fabric of society.
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The Church imposes nothing; she only proposes, she proposes like a lover to the beloved.
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Amongst all unimportant subjects, football is by far the most important.
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