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Artistic talent is a gift from God and whoever discovers it in himself has a certain obligation: to know that he cannot waste this talent, but must develop it.

Artistic talent is a gift from God and whoever discovers it in himself has a certain obligation: to know that he cannot waste this talent, but must develop it.

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Art, Waste, Talent

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.

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Mean, Commitment, Self
Pope John Paul II (2006). “Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body”

Through the Rosary the faithful receive abundant grace, as though from the very hands of the Mother of the Redeemer.

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Mother, Hands, Grace

Each man, in his suffering, can also become a sharer in the redemptive suffering of Christ.

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Men, Catholic, Suffering
Pope John Paul II, Carlos Rodríguez, John Troy (1993). “Visit of Pope John Paul II to Uganda: 5th to 10th February, 1993 : Gulu, Kasese, Soroti”

There is nothing more man needs than Divine Mercy - that love which is benevolent, which is compassionate, which raises man above his weakness to the infinite heights to the holiness of God.

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Men, Weakness, Needs
Pope John Paul II (2012). “A Pilgrim Pope: Messages for the World”, p.292, Andrews McMeel Publishing

War should belong to the tragic past, to history: it should find no place on humanity's agenda for the future.

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War, Past, Catholic
Pope John Paul II (1987). “Pope John Paul II, Pilgrim of Peace”, Random House Value Pub

The family, as the fundamental and essential educating community, is the privileged means for transmitting the religious and cultural values which help the person to acquire his or her own identity. Founded on love and open to the gift of life, the family contains in itself the very future of society; its most special task is to contribute effectively to a future of peace.

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Religious, Mean, Community

Confession is an act of honesty and courage - an act of entrusting ourselves, beyond sin, to the mercy of a loving and forgiving God.

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Honesty, Forgiving God, Sin
Pope John Paul II (1987). “Unity in the work of service: on the occasion of his second pastoral visit to the United States”, United States Catholic Conference

Believers do not surrender. They can continue on their way to the truth because they are certain that God has created them "explorers", whose mission is to leave no stone unturned, though the temptation to doubt is always there. Leaning on God, they continue to reach out, always and everywhere, for all that is beautiful, good, and true.

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Beautiful, Faith, Inspiration
Pope John Paul II (1998). “Faith and Reason: Encyclical Letter Fides Et Ratio of the Supreme Pontiff John Paul II to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Relationship Between Faith and Reason”

Man cannot live without love. He remains a being that is incomprehensible for himself, his life is senseless, if love is not revealed to him, if he does not encounter love, if he does not experience it and make it his own, if he does not participate intimately in it.

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Love, Faith, Inspiration
Pope John Paul II, J. Michael Miller (1998). “The Post-synodal Apostolic Exhortations of John Paul II”, p.163, Our Sunday Visitor Publishing

The earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations.

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Nature, Land, Faithful
Pope John Paul II (1987). “Unity in the work of service: on the occasion of his second pastoral visit to the United States”, United States Catholic Conference

Let us not accept violence as the way of peace. Let us instead begin by respecting true freedom: the resulting peace will be able to satisfy the world's expectations, for it will be a peace built on justice, a peace founded on the incomparable dignity of the free human being.

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Freedom, Justice, Expectations

And Christ, through His own salvific suffering, is very much present in every human suffering, and can act from within that suffering by the powers of His Spirit of truth, His consoling spirit.

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Catholic, Suffering, Spirit
Pope John Paul II (2007). “Pope John Paul II: A Reader”

We Christians joyfully recognize the religious values we have in common with Islam. I would like to repeat what I said to young Muslims some years ago in Casablanca: 'We believe in the same God, the one God, the living God, the God who created the world and brings his creatures to their perfection.

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Christian, Religious, Believe

Today, the scale and horror of modern warfare - whether nuclear or not - makes it totally unacceptable as a means of settling differences between nations. War should belong to the tragic past, to history; it should find no place on humanity's agenda for the future.

Pope John Paul II
War, Mean, Past
Pope John Paul II (1987). “Pope John Paul II, Pilgrim of Peace”, Random House Value Pub

To humanity, which sometimes seems to be lost and dominated by the power of evil, selfishness and fear, the risen Lord gives the gift of His love which forgives, reconciles and reopens the soul to hope.

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Evil, Giving, Soul

In order to see Jesus, we first need to let him look at us!

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Jesus, Order, Needs

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. If man is not at peace with God, then earth itself cannot be at peace.

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Men, Order, Peace With God
Pope John Paul II (1998). “In my own words”

Offer Christ your heart in meditation and personal prayer which is the foundation of the spiritual life.

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Spiritual, Prayer, Heart

Everybody that is just is called to form part of the Kingdom of Heaven-whether they be Buddhas, Jews, or Atheists-as long as they are good.

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Religious, Atheist, Long

Love the family! Defend and promote it as the basic cell of human society; nurture it as the prime sanctuary of life. Give great care to the preparation of engaged couples and be close to young married couples, so that they will be for their children and the whole community an eloquent testimony of God's love.

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Marriage, Children, Couple

May Mary, who in the freedom of her 'Fiat' and her presence at the foot of the cross, offered to the world, Jesus, the Liberator, help us to find him in the Sacrament of the altar

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Jesus, Feet, World

The cross means there is no shipwreck without hope; there is no dark without dawn; nor storm without haven.

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Faith, Inspiration, Mean

Opting for peace does not mean a passive acquiescence to evil or compromise of principle. It demands an active struggle against hatred, oppression and disunity, but not by using methods of violence. Building peace requires creative and courageous action

Pope John Paul II
Struggle, Mean, Evil

The Lord has given you a heart open to great horizons; do not be afraid to commit your life completely to the service of Christ and His Gospel! Listen to Him as He says again today: 'The harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few.

Pope John Paul II
Heart, Horizon, Today

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