The ethos of redemption is realied in self-mastery, by means of temperance, that is, continence of desires.
POPE JOHN PAUL IITo maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each member of the family has to become, in a special way, the servant of the others.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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Let science tell us what and how. Let religion tell us who and why.
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The unworthy successor of Peter who desires to benefit from the immeasurable wealth of Christ feels the great need of your assistance, your prayers, your sacrifice, and he most humbly asks this of you.
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Respect for life and for the dignity of the human person also extends to the rest of creation, which is called to join man in praising God.
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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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To the family is entrusted the task of striving, first and foremost, to unleash the forces of good.
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The distinctive mark of the Christian, today more than ever, must be love for the poor, the weak, the suffering.
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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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Christ assigns as a duty to every man the dignity of every woman: and simultaneously… He also assigns to every woman the dignity of every man.
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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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The Mother of Christ, who stands at the very center of this mystery…is given as mother to every single individual and all mankind.
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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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Offer Christ your heart in meditation and personal prayer which is the foundation of the spiritual life.
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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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A just wage for the worker is the ultimate test of whether any economic system is functioning justly.
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What have I done with my baptism and confirmation? Is Christ really at the center of my life? Do I have time for prayer in my life? Do I live my life as a vocation and mission?
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