Do not be afraid to be saints. Follow Jesus Christ who is the source of freedom and light. Be open to the Lord so that He may lighten all your ways.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIGod made us for joy. God is joy, & the joy of living reflects the original joy that God felt in creating us.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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Faith leads us beyond ourselves. It leads us directly to God.
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The truth of faith about creation is radically opposed to the theories of materialistic philosophy. These view the cosmos as the result of an evolution of matter reducible to pure chance and necessity.
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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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If you want peace, work for justice. If you want justice, defend life. If you want life, embrace truth.
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And so, like Moses (cf Ex 3, 5), in spirit we remove the shoes from our feet, on the threshold of the inner sanctuary that each of us must become as we meet the Lord.
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Marriage is an act of will that signifies and involves a mutual gift, which unites the spouses and binds them to their eventual souls, with whom they make up a sole family – a domestic church.
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Art has a unique capacity to take one or other facet of the message and translate it into colors, shapes and sounds which nourish the intuition of those who look and listen.
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May you experience the truth that he, Christ, looks upon you with love.
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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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From now on it is only through a conscious choice and through a deliberate policy that humanity can survive.
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I have a sweet tooth for song and music. This is my Polish sin.
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The person who does not decide to love forever will find it very difficult to really love for even one day.
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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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The purpose of art is nothing less than the upliftment of the human spirit.
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It would appear that, on the level of individual nations and of international relations, the free market is the most efficient instrument for utilizing resources and effectively responding to needs.
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