The church is not a political power; it's not a party, but it's a moral power. Pope Benedict XVI More Quotes by Pope Benedict XVI More Quotes From Pope Benedict XVI Each of you has a personal vocation which He has given you for your own joy and sanctity. When a person is conquered by the fire of His gaze, no sacrifice seems too great to follow Him and give Him the best of ourselves. This is what the saints have always done, spreading the light of the Lord ... and transforming the world into a welcoming home for everyone. Pope Benedict XVI sacrificefirehome We are not some casual and meaningless product of evolution. Each of us is the result of a thought of God. Pope Benedict XVI resultscatholicevolution Receiving the Eucharist means adoring Him whom we receive. Only in this way do we become one with Him, and are given, as it were, a foretaste of the beauty of the heavenly liturgy. The act of adoration outside Mass prolongs and intensifies all that takes place during the liturgical celebration itself. Pope Benedict XVI holy-eucharistcatholicmean Dear friends, may no adversity paralyze you. Be afraid neither of the world, nor of the future, nor of your weakness. The Lord has allowed you to live in this moment of history so that, by your faith, his name will continue to resound throughout the world. Pope Benedict XVI adversityweaknessnames Do not be afraid of Christ. He takes nothing away and he gives you everything. Pope Benedict XVI givingchrist The cross reminds us that there is no true love without suffering, there is no gift of life without pain. Pope Benedict XVI paincrossessuffering Vacation time offers the unique opportunity to pause before the thought-provoking spectacles of nature, a wonderful "book" within reach of everyone, adults and children. In contact with nature, a person rediscovers his correct dimension, rediscovers himself as a creature, small but at the same time unique, with a "capacity for God" because interiorly he is open to the Infinite. Pope Benedict XVI faithbookchildren Evil draws its power from indecision and concern for what other people think. Pope Benedict XVI evilpeoplethinking The new evangelization ... begins in the confessional. Pope Benedict XVI There is nothing more beautiful than to be surprised by the Gospel, by the encounter with Christ. There is nothing more beautiful than to know Him and to speak to others of our friendship with Him. Pope Benedict XVI encountersspeakbeautiful I have a mustard seed; and I am not afraid to use it. Pope Benedict XVI mustard-seedcatholicuse Help each other to live and to grow in the Christian faith so as to be valiant witnesses of the Lord. Be united, but not closed. Be humble, but not fearful. Be simple, but not naive. Be thoughtful, but not complicated. Enter into dialogue with others, but be yourselves. Pope Benedict XVI thoughtfulhumblechristian Dear young people, do not be satisfied with anything less than Truth and Love, do not be content with anything less than Christ Pope Benedict XVI and-lovepeoplechrist A dictatorship of relativism is being built that recognizes nothing as definite, and which leaves as the ultimate measure only one's ego and desires ... Having a clear faith, according to the credo of the church, is often labeled as fundamentalism. Yet relativism, that is, letting oneself being carried 'here and there by any wind of doctrine,' appears as the sole attitude good enough for modern times. Pope Benedict XVI egoattitudewind Do not be afraid of seeming different and being criticized for what might seem to be losing or out of fashion; your peers but adults too, especially those who seem more distant from the mindset and values of the Gospel, are crying out to see someone who dares to live according to the fullness of humanity revealed by Jesus Christ. Pope Benedict XVI fashionhumanityjesus May you always experience the joy that comes from putting Christ at the centre of your lives. Pope Benedict XVI servant-of-godmayjoy The story of Mary of Magdalene reminds us all of a fundamental truth...A disciple of Christ is one who, in the experience of human weakness, has had the humility to ask for his help, has been healed by him and has set out following closely after him, becoming a witness of the power of his merciful love that is stronger than sin and death. Pope Benedict XVI strongerweaknesshumility We are no longer able to hear God - There are too many frequencies filling our ears. Pope Benedict XVI catholicableears When, for example, in the name of non-discrimination, people try to force the Catholic Church to change her position on homosexuality or the ordination of women, then that means that she is no longer allowed to live out her own identity and that, instead, an abstract, negative religion is being made into a tyrannical standard that everyone must follow. That is then seemingly freedom — for the sole reason that it is liberation from the previous situation. Pope Benedict XVI namesmeanpeople Everything is a gift from God: it is only by recognizing this crucial dependence on the Creator that we will find freedom and peace. Pope Benedict XVI gift-from-godinspirationfaith
