Truth must be the foundation stone, the cement to solidify the entire social edifice.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIMan matures through work which inspires him to difficult good.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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The measure of your success will be the measure of your generosity.
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And so, like Moses (cf Ex 3, 5), in spirit we remove the shoes from our feet, on the threshold of the inner sanctuary that each of us must become as we meet the Lord.
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There is no peace without justice, and no justice without forgiveness.
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The greatest deception, and the deepest source of unhappiness, is the illusion of finding life by excluding God, of finding freedom by excluding moral truths and personal responsibility.
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Love between man and woman cannot be built without sacrifices and self-denial.
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The greater the feeling of responsibility for the person the more true love there is.
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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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Are you capable of risking your life for someone? Do it for Christ.
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The sickness of a family member, friend or neighbor is a call to Christians to demonstrate true compassion, that gentle and persevering sharing in another’s pain.
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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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Have no fear of moving into the unknown. Simply step out fearlessly knowing that I am with you, therefore no harm can befall you; all is very, very well. Do this in complete faith and confidence.
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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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If He asks much of you, it is because He knows you can give much.
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Humanity should question itself, once more, about the absurd and always unfair phenomenon of war.
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Love consists of a commitment which limits one’s freedom – it is a giving of the self, and to give oneself means just that: to limit one’s freedom on behalf of another.
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