Forgiveness is above all a personal choice, a decision of the heart to go against the natural instinct to pay back evil with evil.
POPE JOHN PAUL IITrue holiness does not mean a flight from the world; rather, it lies in the effort to incarnate the Gospel in everyday life, in the family, at school and at work, and in social and political involvement.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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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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God passionately desires and ardently yearns for our salvation… Nothing is greater than this: that the blood of God was poured out for us.
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The future starts today, not tomorrow.
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What have I done with my baptism and confirmation? Is Christ really at the center of my life? Do I have time for prayer in my life? Do I live my life as a vocation and mission?
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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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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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In the Eucharistic Sacrifice the Church venerates the memory of Mary the ever Virgin Mother of God and the memory of Saint Joseph, because he fed Him whom the faithful must eat as the Bread of Life
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The Rosary is a prayer both so humble and simple and a theologically rich in Biblical content. I beg you to pray it.
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As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.
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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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The worst prison would be a closed heart.
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The ultimate test of your greatness is the way you treat every human being.
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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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The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become selfish.
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What we talked about will have to remain a secret between him and me. I spoke to him as a brother whom I have pardoned and who has my complete trust.
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