What have I done with my baptism and confirmation? Is Christ really at the center of my life? Do I have time for prayer in my life? Do I live my life as a vocation and mission? Pope John Paul II More Quotes by Pope John Paul II More Quotes From Pope John Paul II The Mother of Christ, who stands at the very center of this mystery...is given as mother to every single individual and all mankind. Pope John Paul II mystery mother christ 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. Pope John Paul II reading heart giving The purpose of art is nothing less than the upliftment of the human spirit. Pope John Paul II purpose spirit art Violence and arms can never resolve the problems of men. Pope John Paul II men war peace For a stalk to grow or a flower to open there must be time that cannot be forced; nine months must go by for the birth of a human child; to write a book or compose music often years must be dedicated to patient research ...To find the mystery there must be patience, interior purification, silence, waiting. Pope John Paul II faith book children In the fulfillment of your duties, let your intentions be so pure that you reject from your actions any other motive than the glory of God and the salvation of souls. Pope John Paul II catholic soul action Gandhi was much more Christian than many people who say they are Christians. Pope John Paul II christian people school Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes. Pope John Paul II catholic errors science If the aim is globalization without marginalization, we can no longer tolerate a world in which there live side by side the immensely rich and the miserably poor, the have-nots deprived even of essentials and people who thoughtlessly waste what others so desperately need. Such countries are an affront to the dignity of the human person. He further said, Ethics demand that systems be attuned to the needs of man, and not that man be sacrificed for the sake of the system. Pope John Paul II men country people ...Be holy men and women! Do not forget that the fruits of the apostolate depend on the depth of the spiritual life, on the intensity of prayer, of continual formation and sincere adhesion to the directives of the Church. Pope John Paul II prayer spiritual men A nation that destroys its own people is a nation without hope. Pope John Paul II without-hope nations people May you experience the truth that he, Christ, looks upon you with love. Pope John Paul II may looks christ The fear of making permanent commitments can change the mutual love of husband and wife into two loves of self-two loves existing side by side, until they end in separation. Pope John Paul II husband love life Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth; and God has placed in the human heart a desire to know the truth- in a word, to know himself- so that, by knowing and loving God, men and women may also come to the fullness of truth about themselves. Pope John Paul II inspiration faith heart 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. Pope John Paul II prayer evil jesus This is the wonderful truth, my dear friends: the Word, which became flesh two thousand years ago, is present today in the Eucharist Pope John Paul II flesh two years Radical changes in world politics leave America with a heightened responsibility to be, for the world, an example of a genuinely free, democratic, just and humane society. Pope John Paul II example responsibility america Through the Rosary the faithful receive abundant grace, as though from the very hands of the Mother of the Redeemer. Pope John Paul II grace mother hands Love consists of a commitment which limits one's freedom - it is a giving of the self, and to give oneself means just that: to limit one's freedom on behalf of another. Pope John Paul II self mean commitment The poor of the United States and of the world are your brothers and sisters in Christ. You must never be content to leave them just the crumbs from the feast. You must take of your substance, and not just of your abundance, in order to help them. And you must treat them like guests at your family table. Pope John Paul II substance brother order
