The Jesus who makes everything okay for everyone is a phantom, a dream, not a real figure. — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
In Jesus Christ, God took on a human face and became our friend and brother. — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Do not be afraid to say 'yes' to Jesus: to find your joy in doing His will — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
“So Jesus in the throes of his Passion is an image of hope: God is on the side of those who suffer.” — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Jesus resolved the false opposition between obedience and freedom and opened the path to freedom — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The happiness you have a right to enjoy has a name and a face: it is Jesus of Nazareth, hidden in the… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Following Jesus in faith is to walk with him in the communion of the Church. You cannot follow Jesus alone. — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The Church is not an association that wishes to promote a certain cause. It is not about a cause. It is about… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
[Evangelization] is not something optional, but the very vocation of the People of God, a duty that corresponds to it by the… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Consecrated life means going to the very root of the love of Jesus Christ with an undivided heart and putting nothing ahead… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The fundamental task of the evangelization of culture is the challenge to make God visible in the human face of Jesus. — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The proclamation and witness of the Gospel are the first service that Christians can offer every person and the whole human race,… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
When, in adoration, we look at the consecrated Host, the sign of creation speaks to us. And so, we encounter the greatness… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Those who allow themselves to be led by the Spirit understand that placing oneself at the service of the Gospel is not… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Our knowledge of Jesus is in need above all of a living experience: Another person's testimony is certainly important, as in general… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Lent is like a long 'retreat' during which we can turn back into ourselves and listen to the voice of God, in… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
We cannot keep to ourselves the words of eternal life given to us in our encounter with Jesus Christ: they are meant… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Silence 'is so lacking in this world which is often too noisy, which is not favorable to recollection and listening to the… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The answer to our cry which God gave in Jesus infinitely transcends our expectations, achieving a solidarity which cannot be human alone,… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
For more than 160 years, through the initiative of the French bishop Charles de Forbin Janson, the childhood of Jesus has become… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Thus, the apostles' adventure began as a gathering of persons who open to one another reciprocally. A direct knowledge of the Teacher… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Peace, however, is not merely a gift to be received: it is also a task to be undertaken. In order to be… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
“How many winds of doctrine we have known in recent decades, how many ideological currents, how many ways of thinking. The small… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The evangelization of the person and of human communities depends totally on this encounter with Jesus Christ. — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
“Jesus’ teaching is not the product of human learning, of whatever kind. It originates from immediate contact with the Father, from “face-to-face”… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Judas is neither a master of evil nor the figure of a demoniacal power of darkness but rather a sycophant who bows… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
If Jesus has become your hope, communicate this to others with your joy and your spiritual, apostolic and social engagement. Let Christ… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Dear young people, the happiness you are seeking, the happiness you have a right to enjoy has a name and a face:… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
In the month of October, the universal Church highlights her missionary vocation. Guided by the Holy Spirit she knows she is called… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
How many people also in our time are in search of God, in search of Jesus and of his Church, in search… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Faith is above all a personal, intimate encounter with Jesus, and to experience [His] closeness, [His] friendship, [His] Love; only in this… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Almsgiving, according to the Gospel, is not mere philanthropy; rather it is a concrete expression of charity, a theological virtue that demands… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Jesus Christ does not teach us a spirituality “of closed eyes”, but one of “alertness”, one which entails an absolute duty to… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
We become new if we let ourselves be grasped and shaped by the new Man, Jesus Christ. He is the new Man… — 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
Jesus, the Word incarnate, is always the center of our announcement, the point of reference for our evangelizing mission and for its… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The celebration of Lent, in the context of the Year of Faith, offers us a valuable opportunity to meditate on the relationship… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
the Twelve Apostles are the most evident sign of Jesus' will regarding the existence and mission of his Church, the guarantee that… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
In a world where there is so much noise, so much bewilderment, there is a need for silent adoration of Jesus concealed… — 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
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