Humanity should question itself, once more, about the absurd and always unfair phenomenon of war, on whose stage of death and pain only remain standing the negotiating table that could and should have prevented it. Pope John Paul II More Quotes by Pope John Paul II More Quotes From Pope John Paul II United with the angels and saints of the heavenly Church, let us adore the most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist. Prostrate, we adore this great mystery that contains God's new and definitive covenant with humankind in Christ. Pope John Paul II holy-eucharist angel church The history of mankind, the history of salvation, passes by way of the family. Pope John Paul II salvation family way The New York Marathon: a fantastic event. Pope John Paul II events new-york running From now on it is only through a conscious choice and through a deliberate policy that humanity can survive. Pope John Paul II choices conscious humanity Christians will want to be in the vanguard in favoring ways of life that decisively break with the exhausting and joyless frenzy of consumerism. Pope John Paul II care christian want You will reciprocally promise love, loyalty and matrimonial honesty. We only want for you this day that these words constitute the principle of your entire life and that with the help of divine grace you will observe these solemn vows that today, before God, you formulate. Pope John Paul II anniversary honesty loyalty Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it. Pope John Paul II inspiration faith love-is We are the sum of the Father's love for us Pope John Paul II father The lust of the flesh directs these desires [of personal union], however, to satisfaction of the body, often at the cost of a real and full communion of persons. Pope John Paul II real lust desire The greatest gift you can give your child is another sibling. Pope John Paul II sibling giving children What will you do with your life? What are your plans? Have you ever thought of committing your existence totally to Christ? Do you think that there can be anything greater than to bring Jesus to people and people to Jesus? Pope John Paul II people jesus thinking When Sunday loses its fundamental meaning and becomes subordinate to a secular concept of weekend dominated by such things as entertainment and sport, people stay locked within a horizon so narrow that they can no longer see the heavens. Pope John Paul II weekend sunday sports Condemning class struggle does not mean condemning every possible form of social conflict. Such conflicts inevitably arise and Christians must often take a position in the "struggle for social justice." What is condemned is "total war," which has no respect for the dignity of others (and consequently of oneself). It excludes reasonable compromise, does not pursue the common good but the good of a group, and sets out to destroy whatever stands in its way. Pope John Paul II christian war peace The [abortion] excommunication affects all those who commit this crime with knowledge of the penalty attached, and thus includes those accomplices without which the crime would not have been committed. Pope John Paul II penalties abortion crime In the sacrifice which Jesus Christ makes of Himself on the Cross for His bride, the Church... there is entirely revealed that plan which God has imprinted on the humanity of man and woman since their creation. Pope John Paul II inspiration faith jesus The obligation to earn one's bread by the sweat of one's brow also presumes the right to do so. A society in which this right is systematically denied, in which economic policies do not allow workers to reach satisfactory levels of employment, cannot be justified from an ethical point of view, nor can that society attain social peace. Pope John Paul II sweat views bread If you really wish to follow Christ, if you want your love for him to grow and last, then you must be faithful to prayer. It is the key to the vitality of your life in Christ. Without prayer, your faith and love will die. If you are constant in daily prayer and in the Sunday celebration of Mass, your love for Jesus will increase. And your heart will know deep joy and peace, such as the world could never give. Pope John Paul II prayer heart jesus Our communal worship at Mass must go together with our personal worship of Jesus in Eucharistic adoration in order that our love may be complete Pope John Paul II together order jesus Motherhood implies from the beginning a special openness to the new person: and this is precisely the woman's 'part'. In this openness, in conceiving and giving birth to a child, the woman 'discovers herself through a sincere gift of self'. Pope John Paul II motherhood self children Young friends, do not hesitate to follow the example of Pedro, who 'pleased God and was loved by him' and who, having come to perfection in so short a time, lived a full life. Pope John Paul II young-friends example perfection
