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.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIFreedom is not the ability to do anything we want, whenever we want. Rather, FREEDOM is the ability to live responsibly the truth of our relationship with God and with one another.
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 Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life
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The Eucharist is a priceless treasure: by not only celebrating it but also by praying before it outside of Mass we are enabled to make contact with the very wellspring of grace.
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When man turns his back on the Creator’s plan, he provokes a disorder which has inevitable repercussions on the rest of the created order. If man is not at peace with God, then earth itself cannot be at peace.
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Men and women will retain their sex in heaven
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A just wage for the worker is the ultimate test of whether any economic system is functioning justly.
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The Gospel of life must be proclaimed and human life defended in all places and all times.
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Once again, through myself, the Church, in the words of the well-known declaration Nostra Aetate, ‘deplores the hatred, persecutions and displays of anti-Semitism directed against the Jews at any time and by anyone.’ I repeat, ‘By anyone.’
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There is no peace without justice, and no justice without forgiveness.
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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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A society will be judged on the basis of how it treats its weakest members; and among the most vulnerable are surely the unborn and the dying.
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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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Chastity is a difficult long term matter, one must wait patiently for it to bear fruit for the happiness of loving kindness which it must bring. But at the same time chastity is the sure way to happiness.
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God is Love. We eventually have to ask ourselves the question; why was Love nailed to a cross?
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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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