The examination of conscience has an important educational value. it teaches us to look sincerely at our own lives, to compare them… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
My dear friends, God’s creation is one and it is good. The concerns for nonviolence, sustainable development, justice and peace, and care… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Food security is an authentically human requirement. Guaranteeing it for present and future generations also means safeguarding ourselves against the uncontrolled exploitation… — 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
When human affairs are so ordered that there is no recognition of God, there is a belittling of man. That is why,… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Too often, attention is diverted from the needs of populations, insufficient emphasis is placed on work in the fields, and the goods… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
If you follow the will of God, you know that in spite of all the terrible things that happen to you, you… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
From earliest times, water has always been acknowledged as a primary human good and an indispensable natural resource. Around the great rivers… — 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
This world in which we live needs beauty in order not to sink into despair. Beauty, like truth, brings joy to the… — 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
Love in truth-caritas in veritate-is a great challenge for the Church in a world that is becoming progressively and pervasively globalized. 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
Preservation of the environment, promotion of sustainable development and particular attention to climate change are matters of grave concern for the entire… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Wherever applause breaks out in the liturgy because of some human achievement, it is a sure sign that the essence of liturgy… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
A united humanity will be able to confront the many troubling problems of the present time: from the menace of terrorism to… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
We cannot but recognize that, in practical terms, defending human life has become more difficult today, because a mentality has been created… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The story of Mary of Magdalene reminds us all of a fundamental truth...A disciple of Christ is one who, in the experience… — 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
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