Pope John
Pope John
sake love-and-responsibility
Freedom exists for the sake of love.
christian responsibility essentials
Christians, in particular, realize that their responsibility within creation and their duty towards nature and the Creator are an essential part of their faith.
men christ crosses
A man shows himself a true disciple of Christ by carrying the cross in his turn every day in the activity that he is called to perform.
heart evil decision
Forgiveness is above all a personal choice, a decision of the heart to go against the natural instinct to pay back evil with evil.
light hatred darkness
Darkness can only be scattered by light, hatred can only be conquered by love.
war humanity unfair
Humanity should question itself, once more, about the absurd and always unfair phenomenon of war...
peace war men
Violence and arms can never resolve the problems of men.
religious hurt heart
It's better to cry than be angry, because anger hurts others while tears flow silently through the soul and cleans the heart.
faith inspiration mean
The cross means there is no shipwreck without hope; there is no dark without dawn; nor storm without haven.
faith inspiration profound
The most generous choices, especially the persevering, are the fruit of profound and prolonged union with God in prayerful silence.
eye catholic suffering
Thus to share in the sufferings of Christ is, at the same time, to suffer for the kingdom of God. In the eyes of the just God, before his judgment. Those who share in the sufferings of Christ become worthy of this kingdom.
unique sheep names
God has, in fact, thought of us from eternity and has loved us as unique individuals. He has called every one of us by name, as the Good Shepherd 'calls His sheep by name.'
small-numbers world holiness
Holiness is not reserved for a small number of exceptional persons. It is for everyone. It is the Lord who brings us to holiness when we are willing to collaborate in the salvation of the world for the glory of God, despite our sin and our sometimes rebellious temperament.
faith children flower
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....