The worst prison would be a closed heart.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIPray and learn to pray! Deepen your knowledge of the Word of the Living God by reading and meditating on the Scriptures.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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The cemetery of the victims of human cruelty in our century is extended to include yet another vast cemetery, that of the unborn.
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…if desire is predominant it can deform love between man and woman and rob them both of it.
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Darkness can only be scattered by light, hatred can only be conquered by love.
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The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one’s word to Christ and the Church. a duty and a proof of the priest’s inner maturity; it is the expression of his personal dignity.
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The Family that prays together, stays together.
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Young friends, do not hesitate to follow the example of Pedro, who ‘pleased God and was loved by him’ and who, having come to perfection in so short a time, lived a full life.
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Man’s life comes from God: it is his image and imprint, as sharing in his breath of life. God therefore is the sole Lord of this life: Man cannot do with it as he wills.
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Take away from love the fullness of self surrender, the completeness of personal commitment, and what remains will be a total denial and negation of it.
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The Rosary is my favorite prayer. A prayer so simple and so rich; from deepest heart, I exhort all to recite it.
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Man matures through work which inspires him to difficult good.
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The Lord has given you a heart open to great horizons; do not be afraid to commit your life completely to the service of Christ and His Gospel! Listen to Him as He says again today: ‘The harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few.
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The greatest gift you can give your child is another sibling.
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Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create.
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It would be a sad thing if the religious and moral convictions upon which the American experiment was founded could now somehow be considered a danger to free society.
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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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