The Eucharist is a priceless treasure: by not only celebrating it but also by praying before it outside of Mass we are enabled to make contact with the very wellspring of grace.
POPE JOHN PAUL IITruth must be the foundation stone, the cement to solidify the entire social edifice.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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Artistic talent is a gift from God and whoever discovers it in himself has a certain obligation: to know that he cannot waste this talent, but must develop it.
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In the newborn child is realized the common good of the family.
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Gandhi was much more Christian than many people who say they are Christians.
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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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I have a sweet tooth for song and music. This is my Polish sin.
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Man always travels along precipices… His truest obligation is to keep his balance.
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In my reading and in my studies I always tried to achieve a harmony between faith, reason, and the heart. These are not separate areas, but are profoundly interconnected, each giving life to the other.
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The Gospel of life must be proclaimed and human life defended in all places and all times.
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When man turns his back on the Creator’s plan, he provokes a disorder which has inevitable repercussions on the rest of the created order. If man is not at peace with God, then earth itself cannot be at peace.
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If you want peace, work for justice. If you want justice, defend life. If you want life, embrace truth.
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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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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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It is manifestly unjust that a privileged few should continue to accumulate excess goods, squandering available resources, while masses of people are living in conditions of misery at the very lowest level of subsistence.
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Pray and learn to pray! Deepen your knowledge of the Word of the Living God by reading and meditating on the Scriptures.
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How can such episodes of such savage cruelty happen? The heart of man is an abyss out of which sometimes emerge plots of unspeakable ferocity capable of overturning in an instant the tranquil and productive life of a people.
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