All human activity takes place within a culture and interacts with culture.
POPE JOHN PAUL IILet science tell us what and how. Let religion tell us who and why.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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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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As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.
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Know what you are talking about.
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Hands are the heart’s landscape.
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The world [is] tired of ideology [and] is opening itself to the truth. The time has come when the splendor of this truth has begun anew to illuminate the darkness of human existence.
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Artistic talent is a gift from God and whoever discovers it in himself has a certain obligation: to know that he cannot waste this talent, but must develop it.
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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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The promotion of the culture of life should be the highest priority in our societies…If the right to life is not defended decisively as a condition for all other rights of the person, all other references to human rights remain deceitful and illusory.
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There is no dignity when the human dimension is eliminated from the person. In short, the problem with pornography is not that it shows too much of the person, but that it shows far too little.
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Commending the victims to almighty God’s mercy, I implore his strength upon all involved in rescue efforts and in caring for the survivors.
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Only faith in Christ gives rise to a culture contrary to egotism and death.
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Let me go to the house of the Father.
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Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it.
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Christ remains primary in your life only when he enjoys the first place in your mind and heart. Thus you must continuously unite yourself to him in prayer…. Without prayer there can be no joy, no hope, no peace. For prayer is what keeps us in touch with Christ.
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Take heart young people! Christ is calling you and the world awaits you! Remember the Kingdom of God needs your generous and complete dedication.
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