To the family is entrusted the task of striving, first and foremost, to unleash the forces of good.
POPE JOHN PAUL IINone of us is alone in this world; each of us is a vital piece of the great mosaic of humanity as a whole.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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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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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 saints have always been the source and origin of renewal in the most difficult moments in the Church’s history.
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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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The problem of pornography is that it does not reveal too much of a woman but too little.
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The future starts today, not tomorrow.
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Holidays and vacations can help to balance activity with contemplation, haste with more natural rhythms, noise with the heralding silence of peace.
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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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Are you capable of risking your life for someone? Do it for Christ.
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Man matures through work which inspires him to difficult good.
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To reach peace, teach peace.
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We began by imagining that we are giving to the; we end by realizing that they have enriched us.
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True living is not found in one’s self or in things. It is found in Someone else, in the One who created everything that is good, true, and beautiful in the world. True living is found in God and you discover God in the person of Jesus Christ.
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Do not be afraid to be saints. Follow Jesus Christ who is the source of freedom and light. Be open to the Lord so that He may lighten all your ways.
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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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