If He asks much of you, it is because He knows you can give much.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIEach man, in his suffering, can also become a sharer in the redemptive suffering of Christ.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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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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Through the Rosary the faithful receive abundant grace, as though from the very hands of the Mother of the Redeemer.
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Faith leads us beyond ourselves. It leads us directly to God.
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When freedom does not have a purpose, when it does not wish to know anything about the rule of law engraved in the hearts of men and women, when it does not listen to the voice of conscience, it turns against humanity and society.
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Man must reconcile himself to his natural greatness…. he must not forget that he is a person.
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The sickness of a family member, friend or neighbor is a call to Christians to demonstrate true compassion, that gentle and persevering sharing in another’s pain.
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Only faith in Christ gives rise to a culture contrary to egotism and death.
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Every effort to make society sensitive to the importance of the family, is a great service to humanity.
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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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Freedom is not the ability to do anything we want, whenever we want. Rather, FREEDOM is the ability to live responsibly the truth of our relationship with God and with one another.
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Do not forget that true love sets no conditions; it does not calculate or complain, but simply loves.
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Those who perceive in themselves… the artistic vocation as poet, writer, sculptor, painter, musician, and actor feel at the same time an obligation not to waste this talent but to develop it, in order to put it to service of their neighbour and the humanity as a whole.
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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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Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.
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Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create.
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