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.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIIf you want peace, work for justice. If you want justice, defend life. If you want life, embrace truth.
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The future starts today, not tomorrow.
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I hope to have communion with the people, that is the most important thing.
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Life is entrusted to man as a treasure which must not be squandered, as a talent which must be used well.
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There is no true peace without fairness, truth, justice and solidarity.
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If you want peace, work for justice. If you want justice, defend life. If you want life, embrace truth.
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None 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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May the death penalty, an unworthy punishment still used in some countries, be abolished throughout the world.
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The most profound and serious indication of the moral implications underlying the ecological problem is the lack of respect for life evident in many of the patterns of environmental pollution.
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In the Mass and in Eucharistic Adoration we meet the merciful love of God that passes through the Heart of Jesus Christ.
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The purpose of art is nothing less than the upliftment of the human spirit.
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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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St. Joseph was a just man, a tireless worker, the upright guardian of those entrusted to his care. May he always guard, protect and enlighten families.
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Beauty is the vocation bestowed on the artist by the Creator in the gift of artistic talent.
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All human activity takes place within a culture and interacts with culture.
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Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes.
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