Life is entrusted to man as a treasure which must not be squandered, as a talent which must be used well.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIMan matures through work which inspires him to difficult good.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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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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Gandhi was much more Christian than many people who say they are Christians.
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There is no true peace without fairness, truth, justice and solidarity.
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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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Today, the scale and horror of modern warfare – whether nuclear or not – makes it totally unacceptable as a means of settling differences between nations. War should belong to the tragic past, to history; it should find no place on humanity’s agenda for the future.
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Jesus himself has shown us by his own example that prayer and fasting are the first and most effective weapons against the forces of evil.
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The purpose of art is nothing less than the upliftment of the human spirit.
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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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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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Is not Jesus pointing to children even as models for grownups?
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True holiness does not mean a flight from the world; rather, it lies in the effort to incarnate the Gospel in everyday life, in the family, at school and at work, and in social and political involvement.
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The Eucharist is the heart of the Church. Where Eucharistic life flourishes, there the life of the church will blossom.
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If He asks much of you, it is because He knows you can give much.
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In the Mass and in Eucharistic Adoration we meet the merciful love of God that passes through the Heart of Jesus Christ.
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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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