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Encounter Quotes by Pope Benedict XVI
- We cannot keep to ourselves the words of eternal life given to us in our encounter with Jesus Christ: they are meant for everyone, for…
- Christianity is not a new philosophy or new morality. We are Christians only if we encounter Christ... Only in this personal relationship with Christ, only…
- Many people perceive Christianity as something institutional - rather than as an encounter with Christ - which explains why they don't see it as a…
- The essence of Christianity...is an ever-new encounter with... the God who speaks to us, who approaches us and who befriends us!
- The evangelization of the person and of human communities depends totally on this encounter with Jesus Christ.
- One doesn't begin to be a Christian because of an ethical decision or a great idea, but rather because of an encounter with an event,…
- For each one of you, as for the apostles, the encounter with the divine Teacher who calls you friends may be the beginning of an…
- Before His gaze all falsehood melts away. This encounter with Him, as it burns us, transforms and frees us, allowing us to become truly ourselves...…
- I believe that in a certain way this is proof of the truth of Christianity: Heart and reason encounter one another, beauty and truth converge,…
- When, in adoration, we look at the consecrated Host, the sign of creation speaks to us. And so, we encounter the greatness of his gift;…
- The unbreakable bond between love of God and love of neighbor is emphasized. One is so closely connected to the other that to say that…
- Faith is above all a personal, intimate encounter with Jesus, and to experience [His] closeness, [His] friendship, [His] Love; only in this way does one…
- If you abide in the love of Christ, rooted in the faith, you will encounter, even amid setbacks and suffering, the source of true happiness…
- There is nothing more beautiful than to be surprised by the Gospel, by the encounter with Christ. There is nothing more beautiful than to know…
- We do not seek a Christ whom we have invented, for only in the real communion of the Church do we encounter the real Christ.
More Encounter Quotes
- I hate to tell you this, but you will never actually go to a galaxy far, far away and encounter Darth Vader.… — Margaret Atwood
- Man learns through experience, and the spiritual path is full of different kinds of experiences. He will encounter many difficulties and obstacles,… — Sai Baba
- As an actor, when you encounter a psychopathic personality, you naturally want to make him 'bigger than life,' as the Americans say. — Antonio Banderas
- The worst mistake of first contact, made throughout history by individuals on both sides of every new encounter, has been the unfortunate… — David Brin
- Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they want; not the alleviation but the silencing… — Albert Camus
- Swallow a toad in the morning and you will encounter nothing more disgusting the rest of the day. — Nicolas Chamfort
- We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated. — Maya Angelou
- There is a divine purpose in the adversities we encounter every day. They prepare, they purge, the purify, and thus they bless. — James E. Faust
- Every scientist, through personal study and research, completes himself and his own humanity. ... Scientific research constitutes for you, as it does… — Pope John Paul II
- Whatever blocks you encounter, you have learned that there is a way over, around or through them. It is not those obstacles… — Douglas Smith
- In our lives we will encounter many challenges, and tomorrow we face one together. How we accept the challenge and attack the… — Unknown Author
- We find the most terrible form of atheism, not in the militant and passionate struggle against the idea of God himself, but… — Nikolai Berdyaev