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.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIThe best, the surest and the most effective way of establishing PEACE on the face of the earth is through the great power of Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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Is not Jesus pointing to children even as models for grownups?
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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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Limitation of one’s freedom might seem to be something negative and unpleasant, but love makes it a positive, joyful and creative thing. Freedom exists for the sake of love.
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The cemetery of the victims of human cruelty in our century is extended to include yet another vast cemetery, that of the unborn.
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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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Man must reconcile himself to his natural greatness…. he must not forget that he is a person.
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The most profound and serious indication of the moral implications underlying the ecological problem is the lack of respect for life evident in many of the patterns of environmental pollution.
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Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn’t misuse it.
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The historical experience of socialist countries has sadly demonstrated that collectivism does not do away with alienation but rather increases it, adding to it a lack of basic necessities and economic inefficiency.
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Commending the victims to almighty God’s mercy, I implore his strength upon all involved in rescue efforts and in caring for the survivors.
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Life with Christ is a wonderful adventure.
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The future starts today, not tomorrow.
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Let science tell us what and how. Let religion tell us who and why.
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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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The Church counters the culture of death with the culture of love.
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