God seeks us where we are, not so that we stay there, but so that we may come to be where He… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The Gospel is not merely a communication of things that can be known - it is one that makes things happen and… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The world needs more than just itself. Amid the dreariness, people do not need a distraction that will in the end become… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
In the world in which we live, it is almost a necessity to be able to regain one's strength of body and… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
I encourage all of you to discover ever more fully in the Eucharist, the sacrament of Christ's sacrificial love, the inspiration and… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Can man, the finite and sinful one, cooperate with God, the Infinite and Holy One? Yes, he can, precisely because God Himself… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Faith in the resurrection of Jesus says that there is a future for every human being; the cry for unending life which… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Before His gaze all falsehood melts away. This encounter with Him, as it burns us, transforms and frees us, allowing us to… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Sometimes we are looked upon as people who speak only of prohibitions. Nothing could be further from the truth! Authentic Christian discipleship… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Making the sign of the Cross - as we will do during the Blessing - means saying a visible and public "yes"… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
At the judgment, in response to our questions, the Lord will show us his wounds, and we will understand. In the meantime,… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
We live in a society in which it seems that every space, every moment must be 'filled' with initiatives, activity, sound; often… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
In silence, we are better able to listen to and understand ourselves; ideas come to birth and acquire depth... Deeper reflection helps… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
It is important always to know that the first word, the true initiative, the true activity comes from God and only by… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The "door of faith" (Acts 14:27) is always open for us, ushering us into the life of communion with God and offering… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Love looks to the eternal. Love is indeed "ecstasy," not in the sense of a moment of intoxication, but rather as a… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Grace, lavished upon us by God and communicated through the Mystery of the Incarnate Word, is an absolutely free gift with which… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Vacation time offers the unique opportunity to pause before the thought-provoking spectacles of nature, a wonderful "book" within reach of everyone, adults… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
We live our lives by philosophies, amid worldly affairs and occupations that totally absorb us and are a great distance from the… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
If we let Christ into our lives, we lose nothing, nothing, absolutely nothing of what makes life free, beautiful, and great. No!… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The fact that the Lord can work and act even with insufficient means consoles me, and above all I entrust myself to your prayers. — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share
The essence of Christianity...is an ever-new encounter with... the God who speaks to us, who approaches us and who befriends us! — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share
If you abide in the love of Christ, rooted in the faith, you will encounter, even amid setbacks and suffering, the source of true… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share
Continue to witness to the Gospel every day and commit yourselves generously in the next missionary initiatives in the Diocese of Rome. — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share
Jesus’ example of fidelity to prayer challenges us to examine the time and effort we devote to our own prayer. While prayer is a… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share
If we look to the saints, this great luminous wake with which God has passed through history, we truly see that here is a… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share
“Joseph Ratzinger never developed his own theological system. As a theologian he took on what was there, discerned its essentials, situated it in relation… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share
Jesus Christ does not teach us a spirituality “of closed eyes”, but one of “alertness”, one which entails an absolute duty to take notice… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share
Material possessions, in themselves, are good. We would not survive for long without money, clothing and shelter. We must eat in order to stay… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share
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… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share
God loves us despite our shortcomings and sins, and his love gives meaning to our lives and to the life of the world. — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share
It's a great responsibility before God, the judge who guides us, who draws us to truth and good, and in this sense the church… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share
Discovering the beauty and joy of faith is a path that every new generation must take on its own. — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share
Apostolic and missionary fruitfulness is not principally due to programmes and pastoral methods that are cleverly drawn up and "efficient", but is the result… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share
