St. Joseph was a just man, a tireless worker, the upright guardian of those entrusted to his care. May he always guard, protect and enlighten families.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIChristians, in particular, realize that their responsibility within creation and their duty towards nature and the Creator are an essential part of their faith.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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The greater the feeling of responsibility for the person the more true love there is.
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May the death penalty, an unworthy punishment still used in some countries, be abolished throughout the world.
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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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What really matters in life is that we are loved by Christ and that we love Him in return
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The saints have always been the source and origin of renewal in the most difficult moments in the Church’s history.
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The ecological crisis is a moral issue.
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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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Violence is a crime against humanity, for it destroys the very fabric of society.
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None are so poor that they have nothing to give…and none are so rich that they have nothing to receive.
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Reason and faith cannot be separated without diminishing the capacity of men and women to know themselves, the world and God in an appropriate way.
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Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes.
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This is no time to be ashamed of the Gospel. It is the time to preach it from the rooftops. Do not be afraid to break out of comfortable and routine modes of living in order to take up the challenge of making Christ known in the modern metropolis.
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Truth can never be confined to time and culture; in history it is known, but it also reaches beyond history.
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I kiss the soil as if I placed a kiss on the hands of a mother, for the homeland is our earthly mother. I consider it my duty to be with my compatriots in this sublime and difficult moment.
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Thus to share in the sufferings of Christ is, at the same time, to suffer for the kingdom of God. In the eyes of the just God, before his judgment. Those who share in the sufferings of Christ become worthy of this kingdom.
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