In my reading and in my studies I always tried to achieve a harmony between faith, reason, and the heart. These are not separate areas, but are profoundly interconnected, each giving life to the other.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIMan’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.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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If He asks much of you, it is because He knows you can give much.
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Do not drink coffee in early A.M. It will keep you awake until noon. Do not go from the slavery of the Communist regime to the slavery of consumerism.
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The most urgent task is that of the biblical and liturgical formation of the people of God.
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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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The priest is not and must not be a civil servant of the Church. Above all the priest is a man who lives for the spirit for God. This being the case the Seminary is the place where he learns ‘to be with Him.’
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Offer Christ your heart in meditation and personal prayer which is the foundation of the spiritual life.
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We are the sum of the Father’s love for us
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The only way to peace is forgiveness.
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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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Do you think that there can be anything greater than to bring Jesus to people and people to Jesus?
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May you experience the truth that he, Christ, looks upon you with love.
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Man must reconcile himself to his natural greatness…. he must not forget that he is a person.
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The greatness of work is inside man.
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From this moment on, live the Eucharist fully; be persons for whom the Holy Mass, Communion, and Eucharistic adoration are the center and summit of their whole life.
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Treating a person as a means to an end, and an end moreover which in this case is pleasure, the maximization of pleasure, will always stand in the way of love.
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