Faith and Reason are like two wings of the human spirit by which is soars to the truth. — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
Man must reconcile himself to his natural greatness… he must not forget that he is a person. — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
Only faith in Christ gives rise to a culture contrary to egotism and death. — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
The call for a sincere gift of self is the fullest way to realize our personal freedom. — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
“Faith and Reason are like two wings of the human spirit by which it soars to the truth.” — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
To the family is entrusted the task of striving, first and foremost, to unleash the forces of good... — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
Peace is not just the absence of war. Like a cathedral, peace must be constructed patiently and with unshakable faith. — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
Faith intervenese not to abolish reason's autonomy nor to reduce its scope for action, but solely to bring the human being to… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
In the depths of the human soul... the desire to give meaning to one's own life is joined by the fleeting vision… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
There is no need to be dismayed if love sometimes follows torturous ways. Grace has the power to make straight the paths… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
The saints have always been the source and origin of renewal in the most difficult moments in the Church's history. — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
Christ assigns as a duty to every man the dignity of every woman: and simultaneously... He also assigns to every woman the… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
It is not enough to long for a person as a good for oneself, one must also, and above all, long for… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
In this oasis of quiet, before the wonderful spectacle of nature, one easily experiences how profitable silence is, a good that today… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
For a stalk to grow or a flower to open there must be time that cannot be forced; nine months must go… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
Man cannot live without love. He remains a being that is incomprehensible for himself, his life is senseless, if love is not… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
The heart is our hidden center, beyond the grasp of our reason and of others; only the Spirit of God can fathom… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
Prayer gives us strength for great ideals, for keeping up our faith, charity, purity, generosity; prayer gives us strength to rise up… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
Utilitarianism is a civilization of production and of use, a civilization of "things" and not of "persons," a civilization in which persons… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
Every act of reverence, every genuflection that you make before the Blessed Sacrament is important because it is an act of faith… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
We must open our eyes to admire God who hides and at the same time reveals himself in things and introduces us… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
The primordial model of the family is to be sought in God himself, in the Trinitarian mystery of his life. The divine… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
The Internet causes billions of images to appear on millions of computer monitors around the planet. From this galaxy of sight and… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
“Yesterday was a dark day in the history of humanity, a terrible affront to human dignity. After receiving the news, I followed… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
Reason and faith cannot be separated without diminishing the capacity of men and women to know themselves, the world and God in… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
The sacraments infuse holiness into the terrain of man's humanity: they penetrate the soul and body, the femininity and masculinity of the… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
The cross means there is no shipwreck without hope; there is no dark without dawn; nor storm without haven. — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
Christians, in particular, realize that their responsibility within creation and their duty towards nature and the Creator are an essential part of… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
It can therefore be said that, from the viewpoint of the doctrine of the faith, there are no difficulties in explaining the… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
In the life of husband and wife together, fatherhood and motherhood represent such a sublime "novelty" and richness as can only be… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
I plead with you--never, ever give up on hope, never doubt, never tire, and never become discouraged. Be not afraid. — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
Your faith will help you realize that it is Jesus Himself Who is present in the Blessed Sacrament, waiting for you and… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
Humanity, its dignity and its balance, will depend at every moment and on every place on the globe,on who man is for… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
The modern world, a world which has experienced marvelous achievements but which seems to have lost its sense of ultimate realities and… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
The greatest deception, and the deepest source of unhappiness, is the illusion of finding life by excluding God, of finding freedom by… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
Faced with the sacredness of life and of the human person, and before the marvels of the universe, wonder is the only… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
Holidays and vacations can help to balance activity with contemplation, haste with more natural rhythms, noise with the heralding silence of peace. — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
We are not the sum of our weaknesses and failures, we are the sum of the Father's love for us and our… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
the path of goodness had a name it is called Love in it we find the key to every hope and has it's root… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
Man always travels along precipices... His truest obligation is to keep his balance. — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
The way Jesus shows you is not easy. Rather, it is like a path winding up a mountain. Do not lose heart! The steeper… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
The Church must persist in the teaching transmitted to her by Christ. — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
And Christ, through His own salvific suffering, is very much present in every human suffering, and can act from within that suffering by the… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
“What is the difference between “creator” and “craftsman”? The one who creates bestows being itself, he brings something out of nothing— ex nihilo sui… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
The enemy of the human race...invented a means never before heard of, by which he might hinder the preaching of God's word of Salvation… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
Jesus Christ has taken the lead on the way of the cross. He has suffered first. He does not drive us toward suffering but… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
Do you think that there can be anything greater than to bring Jesus to people and people to Jesus? — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
Do not be afraid to be saints. Follow Jesus Christ who is the source of freedom and light. Be open to the Lord so… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
Utilitarianism is a civilization of production and of use, a civilization of "things" and not of "persons," a civilization in which persons are used… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
The world [is] tired of ideology [and] is opening itself to the truth. The time has come when the splendor of this truth has… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image