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To the extent that we nourish ourselves on Christ and are in love with him, we feel within us the incentive to bring others to him: Indeed, we cannot keep the joy of the faith to ourselves; we must pass it on.

To the extent that we nourish ourselves on Christ and are in love with him, we feel within us the incentive to bring others to him: Indeed, we cannot keep the joy of the faith to ourselves; we must pass it on.

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Joy, Incentives, Christ

We can learn from him that suffering and the gift of himself is an essential gift we need in our time.

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Aquariums, Suffering, Essentials
"Interview with Cardinal Ratzinger". Interview with Raymond Arroyo, www.catholicnewsagency.com. September 5, 2003.

To make a concrete response to the appeal of our brothers and sisters in humanity, we must come to grips with the first of these challenges: solidarity among generations, solidarity between countries and entire continents, so that all human beings may share more equitably in the riches of our planet. This is one of the essential services that people of good will must render to humanity. The earth, in fact, can produce enough to nourish all its inhabitants, on the condition that the rich countries do not keep for themselves what belongs to all.

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Country, Brother, Rich Countries
Pope Benedict XVI's Address At The Presentation Of The Letters Accrediting New Ambassadors To The Holy See, w2.vatican.va. June 16, 2005.

Without fear we must set sail on the digital sea.

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Sea, Digital, Sail

Both need each other: The agnostic cannot be content to not know, but must be in search of the great truth of faith; the Catholic cannot be content to have faith, but must be in search of God all the time, and in the dialogue with others, a Catholic can learn more about God in a deeper fashion.

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Fashion, Catholic, Needs

To me, it really seems visible today that ethics is not something exterior to the economy, which, as technical matter, could function on its own; rather, ethics is an interior principle of the economy itself, which cannot function if it does not take account of the human values of solidarity and reciprocal responsibility.

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Responsibility, Matter, Today

One of the promising indications of a renewal in the Church's missionary consciousness in recent decades, has been the growing desire of many lay men and women [...] to cooperate generously in the 'missio ad gentes.' As Vatican Council II stressed, the work of evangelization is a fundamental duty incumbent upon the whole People of God.

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Men, People, Church

A good school provides a rounded education for the whole person. And a good Catholic school, over and above this, should help all its students to become saints.

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School, Catholic, Saint
Address of His Holiness Benedict XVI to pupils, w2.vatican.va. September 17, 2010.

I am simply a pilgrim beginning the last leg of his pilgrimage on this earth.

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Earth, Legs, Lasts
"Pope Benedict XVI Last Day". m.huffpost.com. February 28, 2013.

Love in truth-caritas in veritate-is a great challenge for the Church in a world that is becoming progressively and pervasively globalized. The risk for our time is that the de facto interdependence of people and nations is not matched by ethical interaction of consciences and minds that would give rise to truly human development. Only in charity, illumined by the light of reason and faith, is it possible to pursue development goals that possess a more humane and humanizing value.

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Light, People, Giving
Pope Benedict XVI (2009). “Charity in Truth”, p.18, Ignatius Press

Both strength of mind and body are necessary, strengths which in the last few months have deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had to recognize my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me.

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Mind, Ministry, Body
"Pope Benedict to Resign, Vatican Says". ABCNews, February 11, 2013.

We cannot keep to ourselves the words of eternal life given to us in our encounter with Jesus Christ: they are meant for everyone, for every man and woman. ... It is our responsibility to pass on what, by God's grace, we ourselves have received.

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Jesus, Responsibility, Men

This clash is an absurdity because on one hand there is much scientific proof in favor of evolution, which appears as a reality that we must see and which enriches our understanding of life and being as such.

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Reality, Hands, Understanding

Mission is a duty about which one must say 'Woe to me if I do not evangelize' (1 Corinthians 9:16)...redemption and mission are acts of love [because] those who proclaim the Gospel participate in the charity of Christ.

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Love Is, Redemption, Charity

My dear friends, God’s creation is one and it is good. The concerns for nonviolence, sustainable development, justice and peace, and care for our environment are of vital importance for humanity. They cannot, however, be understood apart from a profound reflection on the innate dignity of every human life from conception to natural death: a dignity conferred by God himself and thus inviolable.

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Reflection, Profound, Justice
Pope Benedict XVI (2014). “The Garden of God”, p.26, CUA Press

To me, its seems necessary to rediscover - and the energy to do so exists - that even the political and economic spheres need moral responsibility, a responsibility that is born in man's heart and, in the end, has to do with the presence or absence of God.

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Heart, Responsibility, Men

In an ever more open world, building peace through dialogue is no longer a choice but a necessity!

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Choices, World, Building

You have before you the task of seeking new ways to announce Christ in situations of rapid and often profound transformation, and of emphasizing the missionary character of all pastoral activity.

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Character, Profound, Missionary

Young people in particular, I appeal to you: bear witness to your faith through the digital world.

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People, World, Digital
"Pope calls for Internet evangelists". www.catholicnewsagency.com. May 20, 2009.

The relationship between individuals or communities and the environment ultimately stems from their relationship with God. When ‘man turns his back on the Creator’s plan, he provokes a disorder which has inevitable repercussions on the rest of the created order.

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Men, Order, Community
Pope Benedict XVI (2014). “The Garden of God”, p.20, CUA Press

In silence, we are better able to listen to and understand ourselves; ideas come to birth and acquire depth... Deeper reflection helps us to discover the links between events that at first sight seem unconnected... For this to happen, it is necessary to develop an appropriate environment, a kind of 'eco-system' that maintains a just equilibrium between silence, words, images and sounds.

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Faith, Inspiration, Reflection

The Gospel purifies and renews, it bears fruit, wherever the community of believers hears it and receives God’s grace in truth and charity. This is my confidence, this is my joy.

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Community, Joy, Grace
Pope Benedict XVI's Final General Audience, w2.vatican.va. February 27, 2013.

Faith in the resurrection of Jesus says that there is a future for every human being; the cry for unending life which is a part of the person is indeed answered... God exists: that is the real message of Easter. Anyone who even begins to grasp what this means also knows what it means to be redeemed.

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Faith, Jesus, Easter

As I passed alongside it, I prayed for a future in which the peoples of the Holy Land can live together in peace and harmony without the need for such instruments of security and separation

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Land, Together, Needs

We cannot but recognize that, in practical terms, defending human life has become more difficult today, because a mentality has been created that progressively devalues human life and entrusts it to the judgement of individuals. A consequence deriving therefrom is lessened respect for the human person, a value that lies at the foundation of any form of civil coexistence, over and above the faith a person may profess.

Pope Benedict XVI
Lying, Judgement, May

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