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In the sacrifice which Jesus Christ makes of Himself on the Cross for His bride, the Church... there is entirely revealed that plan which God has imprinted on the humanity of man and woman since their creation.

Pope John Paul II

Faith, Jesus, Inspiration

John Paul II, Brooke Williams Deely (2014). “Pope John Paul II Speaks on Women”, p.37, CUA Press

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The promotion of the culture of life should be the highest priority in our societies...If the right to life is not defended decisively as a condition for all other rights of the person, all other references to human rights remain deceitful and illusory.

Pope John Paul II

Rights, Abortion, Priorities

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The Rosary mystically transports us to Mary's side as she is busy watching over the human growth of Christ in the home of Nazareth. This enables her to train us and to mold us with the same care, until Christ is ''fully formed'' in us... Why should we not once more have recourse to the Rosary, with the same faith as those who have gone before us?

Pope John Paul II

Faith, Inspiration, Home

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Precisely in an age when the inviolable rights of the person are solemnly proclaimed and the value of life is publicly affirmed, the very right to life is being denied or trampled upon, especially at the more significant moments of existence: the moment of birth and the moment of death.

Pope John Paul II

Rights, Catholic, Age

Pope John Paul II (1996). “The Encyclicals of John Paul II”, Our Sunday Visitor (IN)

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In the depths of the human soul... the desire to give meaning to one's own life is joined by the fleeting vision of beauty and of the mysterious unity of things.

Pope John Paul II

Faith, Inspiration, Giving

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Our communal worship at Mass must go together with our personal worship of Jesus in Eucharistic adoration in order that our love may be complete

Pope John Paul II

Jesus, Order, Together

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It is pleasant to spend time with Him, to lie close to His breast like the Beloved Disciple and to feel the infinite love present in His Heart....how can we not feel a renewed need to spend time in spiritual converse, in silent adoration, in heartfelt love before Christ present in the Most Holy Sacrament?

Pope John Paul II

Faith, Spiritual, Lying

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That is the dignity of America, the reason she exists, the condition of her survival, yes, the ultimate test of her greatness: to respect every human person, especially the weak and most defenseless ones, those as yet unborn.

Pope John Paul II

Greatness, America, Abortion

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Wars generally do not resolve the problems for which they are fought and therefore, in addition to causing horrendous damage, they prove ultimately futile.

Pope John Paul II

Peace, War, Problem

Message on the World Day of Peace, w2.vatican.va. December 08, 1999.

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Holidays and vacations can help to balance activity with contemplation, haste with more natural rhythms, noise with the heralding silence of peace.

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Faith, Inspiration, Holiday

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All of us experience the sad effects of blind submission to consumerism. In the first place it represents crass materialism. At the same time it represents a radical dissatisfaction because one quickly learns that the more one possesses, the more one wants, while deeper aspirations remain unsatisfied and perhaps even stifled.

Pope John Paul II

Want, Firsts, Materialism

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Take heed all of you who have at heart mankind's future! Take heed men and women of good will! May the temptation to seek revenge give way to the courage to forgive; may the culture of life and love render vain the logic of death; may trust once more give breath to the lives of peoples.

Pope John Paul II

Life And Love, Revenge, Heart

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In the newborn child is realized the common good of the family.

Pope John Paul II

Family, Children, Newborn Child

Pope John Paul II (1995). “Papal Wisdom: Words of Hope and Inspiration from John Paul II”, E P Dutton

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Consequently, theories of evolution which, in accordance with the philosophies inspiring them, consider the mind as emerging from the forces of living matter, or as a mere epiphenomenon of this matter, are incompatible with the truth about man. Nor are they able to ground the dignity of the person.

Pope John Paul II

Philosophy, Men, Theory Of Evolution

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To the family is entrusted the task of striving, first and foremost, to unleash the forces of good.

Pope John Paul II

Faith, Inspiration, Tasks

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Respect for life and for the dignity of the human person also extends to the rest of creation, which is called to join man in praising God.

Pope John Paul II

Men, Dignity, Praise

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Prayer joined to sacrifice constitutes the most powerful force in human history.

Pope John Paul II

Prayer, Powerful, Sacrifice

Pope John Paul II, Greg Burke (1999). “An Invitation to Joy”, p.111, Simon and Schuster

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A process of genocide is being carried out before the eyes of the world.

Pope John Paul II

Eye, World, Genocide

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Chess holds deep wisdoms of the people. It is truly an image of life, the reflection of human fate that has shown us the earthly way of suffering in darkness and permanent shortage of time. Like in chess, we encounter all kinds of traps, mistakes, settlements, sacrifices, kings, and queens, doubled pawns, and extraordinary moves while we are on the board ourselves.

Pope John Paul II

Queens, Kings, Mistake

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Euthanasia is a grave violation of the law of God, since it is the deliberate and morally unacceptable killing of a human person.

Pope John Paul II

Law, Catholic, Killing

Pope John Paul II (1996). “The Encyclicals of John Paul II”, Our Sunday Visitor (IN)

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The man who wishes to understand himself thoroughly must with his unrest, uncertainty, and even his weakness and sinfulness, with his life and death, draw near to Christ.

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Men, Life And Death, Wish

Pope John Paul II (2009). “A Year with John Paul II: Daily Meditations from His Writings and Prayers”, p.40, Harper Collins

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Love is a constant challenge, thrown to us by God.

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Faith, Inspiration, Love Is

Pope John Paul II, Bolesław Taborski (1980). “The jeweller's shop: a meditation on the sacrament of matrimony, passing on occasion into a drama”

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A man, even if seriously sick or prevented in the exercise of its higher functions, is and will be always a man ... [he] will never become a 'vegetable' or an 'animal,'" the Pope said. "The intrinsic value and personal dignity of every human being does not change depending on their circumstances.

Pope John Paul II

Exercise, Men, Animal

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Every scientist, through personal study and research, completes himself and his own humanity. ... Scientific research constitutes for you, as it does for many, the way for the personal encounter with truth, and perhaps the privileged place for the encounter itself with God, the Creator of heaven and earth. Science shines forth in all its value as a good capable of motivating our existence, as a great experience of freedom for truth, as a fundamental work of service. Through research each scientist grows as a human being and helps others to do likewise.

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Freedom, Science, Helping Others

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Faced with the sacredness of life and of the human person, and before the marvels of the universe, wonder is the only appropriate attitude.

Pope John Paul II

Faith, Attitude, Inspiration

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Born: May 18, 1920
Died: April 2, 2005
Occupation: Priest
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