It's a great responsibility before God, the judge who guides us, who draws us to truth and good, and in this sense… — 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
“Since man always remains free and since his freedom is always fragile, the kingdom of good will never be definitively established in… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
“The intellectual climate of the 1970s, for which the 1950s had already paved the way, contributed to this. A theory was even… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Although the particular inclination of the homosexual person is not a sin, it is more or less strong tendency ordered to an… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
In the face of horror ... there is no other answer than the cross of Christ: Love that descends to the abyss… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
A Catholic would be guilty of formal cooperation in evil, and so unworthy to present himself for Holy Communion, if he were… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The sharing of goods and resources, from which authentic development proceeds, is not guaranteed by merely technical progress and relationships of utility,… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Evil draws its power from indecision and concern for what other people think. — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Children truly are the family's greatest treasure and most precious good. Consequently, everyone must be helped to become aware of the intrinsic… — 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
It is a symbol evoking a reality that touches the depths of the person ... the light of goodness that vanquishes evil,… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
![“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…” quote by Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f7c/pope-benedict-xvi-414_ads_one-of-the-promising-indications-of-a-re_71852.jpg)
