Man matures through work which inspires him to difficult good.
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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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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Violence is a crime against humanity, for it destroys the very fabric of society.
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Make your lives intensely Eucharistic.
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We are not the sum of our weaknesses and failures, we are the sum of the Father’s love for us and our real capacity to become the image of His Son Jesus.
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The problem of pornography is that it does not reveal too much of a woman but too little.
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In Christ and through Christ man has acquired full awareness of his dignity, of the heights to which he is raised, of the surpassing worth of his own humanity, and of the meaning of his existence.
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We began by imagining that we are giving to the; we end by realizing that they have enriched us.
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Rediscover the Rosary in the light of scripture, in harmony with the Liturgy, and in the context of your daily lives.
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[On his 83rd birthday] Physical condition or advancing of age are not obstacles to a perfect life. God does not look at external things but at the soul.
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Man always travels along precipices… His truest obligation is to keep his balance.
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Each man, in his suffering, can also become a sharer in the redemptive suffering of Christ.
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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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The Church must breathe with her two lungs!
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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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We are the people of life, because God, in His unconditional love, has given us the Gospel of Life, and we are called to act accordingly.
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