Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIThere is no peace without justice, and no justice without forgiveness.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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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 priest is not and must not be a civil servant of the Church. Above all the priest is a man who lives for the spirit for God. This being the case the Seminary is the place where he learns ‘to be with Him.’
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Chastity is a difficult long term matter, one must wait patiently for it to bear fruit for the happiness of loving kindness which it must bring. But at the same time chastity is the sure way to happiness.
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Only the chaste man and the chaste woman are capable of true love.
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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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Is not Jesus pointing to children even as models for grownups?
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Life is entrusted to man as a treasure which must not be squandered, as a talent which must be used well.
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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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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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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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The purpose of art is nothing less than the upliftment of the human spirit.
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It can therefore be said that, from the viewpoint of the doctrine of the faith, there are no difficulties in explaining the origin of man in regard to the body, by means of the theory of evolution.
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Life with Christ is a wonderful adventure.
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[On his 83rd birthday] Physical condition or advancing of age are not obstacles to a perfect life. God does not look at external things but at the soul.
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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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