Pope John
Pope John
justice charity catholicism
Justice comes before charity.
birthday drinking wine
Men are like wine - some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age.
made
I am made to tremble and I fear!
generosity catholic church
It is now for the Catholic Church to bend herself to her work with calmness and generosity. It is for you to observe her with renewed and friendly attention.
integrity men right-to-life
Every man has the right to life, to bodily integrity.
brother blood names
The mark of Cain is stamped upon our foreheads. Across the centuries, our brother Abel was lain in blood which we drew, and shed tears we caused by forgetting Thy love. Forgive us, Lord, for the curse we falsely attributed to their name as Jews. Forgive us for crucifying Thee a second time in their flesh. For we knew not what we did.
catholic church noble
The Catholic Church has a dignity far surpassing that of every merely human society, for it was founded by Christ the Lord. It is altogether fitting, therefore, that the language it uses should be noble, majestic, and non-vernacular.
jesus prayer blessed
O Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, I would like to be filled with love for You; keep me closely united with You, may my heart be near to Yours. I want to be to You like the apostle John. O Mary of the Rosary, keep me recollected when I say these prayers of yours; bind me forever, with your rosary, to Jesus of the Blessed Sacrament. Blessed be Jesus, my love..
pope proof
Anybody can be Pope; the proof of this is that I have become one.
angel paradise praying
An angel of Paradise, no less, is always beside me, wrapped in everlasting ecstasy on his Lord. So I am ever under the gaze of an angel who protects and prays for me.
balance common belief
There is a common belief that under modern conditions peace cannot be assured except on the basis of an equal balance of armaments...[but] true and lasting peace among nations cannot consist in the possession of an equal supply of armaments but only in mutual trust.
funny humorous gambling
Italians come to ruin most generally in three ways, women, gambling, and farming. My family chose the slowest one.
sacred-scripture week found
When I eat alone I feel like a seminarian being punished. I tried it for one week and I was not comfortable. Then I searched through Sacred Scripture for something saying I had to eat alone. I found nothing, so I gave it up and it's much better now.
reading soul body
... just as food is necessary to the life of the body, so good reading is necessary to the life of the soul.