The Gospel of life must be proclaimed and human life defended in all places and all times.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIWhen man turns his back on the Creator’s plan, he provokes a disorder which has inevitable repercussions on the rest of the created order. If man is not at peace with God, then earth itself cannot be at peace.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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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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How can such episodes of such savage cruelty happen? The heart of man is an abyss out of which sometimes emerge plots of unspeakable ferocity capable of overturning in an instant the tranquil and productive life of a people.
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I hope to have communion with the people, that is the most important thing.
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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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Holidays and vacations can help to balance activity with contemplation, haste with more natural rhythms, noise with the heralding silence of peace.
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Yes, the civilization of love is possible; it is not a utopia. But it is only possible by a constant and ready reference to the “Father from whom all fatherhood and motherhood on earth is named,” from whom every human family comes.
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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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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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True living is not found in one’s self or in things. It is found in Someone else, in the One who created everything that is good, true, and beautiful in the world. True living is found in God and you discover God in the person of Jesus Christ.
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What really matters in life is that we are loved by Christ and that we love Him in return. In comparison to the love of Jesus, everything else is secondary. And, without the love of Jesus, everything is useless.
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It is manifestly unjust that a privileged few should continue to accumulate excess goods, squandering available resources, while masses of people are living in conditions of misery at the very lowest level of subsistence.
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The only way to peace is forgiveness.
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Be demanding of the world around you; be demanding first of all with yourselves. Be children of God; take pride in it!
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God is Love. We eventually have to ask ourselves the question; why was Love nailed to a cross?
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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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