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Those Who Perceive In Themselves... The Artistic Vocation As Poet, Writer, Sculptor, Painter, Musician, And Actor Feel At The Same Time An Obligation Not To Waste This Talent But To Develop It, In Order To Put It To Service Of Their Neighbour And The Humanity As A Whole.

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Those Who Perceive In

Pope John Paul II

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Those Who Perceive In Themselves... The Artistic Vocation As Poet, Writer, Sculptor, Painter, Musician, And Actor Feel At The Same Time An Obligation Not To Waste This Talent But To Develop It, In Order To Put It To Service Of Their Neighbour And The Humanity As A Whole.

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Do Not Be Afraid To Take A Chance On Peace, To Teach Peace, To Live Peace...peace Will Be The Last Word Of History.

A Good Leader Sees Everything, Overlooks A Great Deal, And Corrects A Little.

Your Faith Will Help You Realize That It Is Jesus Himself Who Is Present In The Blessed Sacrament, Waiting For You And Calling You To Spend One Special Specific Hour With Him Each Week.

The Purpose Of Art Is Nothing Less Than The Upliftment Of The Human Spirit.

The Most Profound And Serious Indication Of The Moral Implications Underlying The Ecological Problem Is The Lack Of Respect For Life Evident In Many Of The Patterns Of Environmental Pollution.

In A World Where The Name Of God Is Sometimes Associated With Vengeance And Even A Duty Of Hatred And Violence, This Message Is Both Timely And Significant.

That Is The Dignity Of America, The Reason She Exists, The Condition Of Her Survival, Yes, The Ultimate Test Of Her Greatness: To Respect Every Human Person, Especially The Weak And Most Defenseless Ones, Those As Yet Unborn.

Once Again, Through Myself, The Church, In The Words Of The Well-known Declaration Nostra Aetate, 'deplores The Hatred, Persecutions And Displays Of Anti-semitism Directed Against The Jews At Any Time And By Anyone.' I Repeat, 'by Anyone.'

There Are Many Examples Of This Mistaken Idea Of Freedom, Such As The Elimination Of Human Life By Legalized Or Generally Accepted Abortion.

Friendship, As Has Been Said, Consists In A Full Commitment Of The Will To Another Person With A View To That Person's Good.

When Freedom Does Not Have A Purpose, When It Does Not Wish To Know Anything About The Rule Of Law Engraved In The Hearts Of Men And Women, When It Does Not Listen To The Voice Of Conscience, It Turns Against Humanity And Society.

Life Is Entrusted To Man As A Treasure Which Must Not Be Squandered, As A Talent Which Must Be Used Well.

Every Effort To Make Society Sensitive To The Importance Of The Family, Is A Great Service To Humanity.

Do Not Be Afraid To Be Holy! Have The Courage And Humility To Present Yourselves To The World Determined To Be Holy, Since Full, True Freedom Is Born From Holiness.

Love The Family! Defend And Promote It As The Basic Cell Of Human Society; Nurture It As The Prime Sanctuary Of Life. Give Great Care To The Preparation Of Engaged Couples And Be Close To Young Married Couples, So That They Will Be For Their Children And The Whole Community An Eloquent Testimony Of God's Love.

Creating The Human Race In His Own Image And Continually Keeping It In Being, God Inscribed In The Humanity Of Man And Woman The Vocation... Of Love And Communion. Love Is Therefore The Fundamental And Innate Vocation Of Every Human Being.

The 25th Anniversary Of The Decision ... Is A Call To People Of Good Will To Reflect. Now Is The Time For Recommitment To The Building Of A Culture Of Absolute Respect For Life.

We Are The Sum Of The Father's Love For Us

The United Nations Organization Has Proclaimed 1979 As The Year Of The Child. Are The Children To Receive The Arms Race From Us As A Necessary Inheritance?

The Future Is In Your Hearts And In Your Hands. God Is Entrusting To You The Task, At Once Difficult And Uplifting, Of Working With Him In The Building Of The Civilization Of Love.

If Humanity Today Succeeds In Combining The New Scientific Capacities With A Strong Ethical Dimension, It Will Certainly Be Able To Promote The Environment As A Home And A Resource For...all...and Will Be Able To Eliminate The Causes Of Pollution And To Guarantee Adequate Conditions Of Hygiene And Health For Small Groups As Well As For Vast Human Settlements.

Do Not Be Afraid To Be Saints. Follow Jesus Christ Who Is The Source Of Freedom And Light. Be Open To The Lord So That He May Lighten All Your Ways.

Love Demands Effort And A Personal Commitment To The Will Of God.

The World [is] Tired Of Ideology [and] Is Opening Itself To The Truth. The Time Has Come When The Splendor Of This Truth Has Begun Anew To Illuminate The Darkness Of Human Existence.

On My Knees, I Beg Of You To Turn Away From The Paths Of Violence And To Return To The Path Of Peace. Those Who Resort To Violence Always Claim That Only Violence Brings About Change. You Must Know There Is A Political, Peaceful Way To Justice.

To Believe In Jesus Is To Accept What He Says, Even When It Runs Contrary To What Others Are Saying. It Means Rejecting The Lure Of Sin, However Attractive It May Be, In Order To Set Out On The Difficult Path Of The Gospel Virtues.

While It Is True That The Taking Of Life Not Yet Born Or In It's Final Stages Is Sometimes Marked By A Mistaken Sense Of Altruism And Human Compassion It Cannot Be Denied That Such A Culture Of Death, Taken As A Whole, Betrays A Completely Individualistic Concept Of Freedom, Which Ends Up By Becoming The Freedom Of "the Strong" Against The Weak Who Have No Choice But To Submit.

Artistic Talent Is A Gift From God And Whoever Discovers It In Himself Has A Certain Obligation: To Know That He Cannot Waste This Talent, But Must Develop It.

Take Heart Young People! Christ Is Calling You And The World Awaits You! Remember The Kingdom Of God Needs Your Generous And Complete Dedication.

Nobody Is So Poor He Has Nothing To Give, And Nobody Is So Rich He Has Nothing To Receive.

Take Away From Love The Fullness Of Self Surrender, The Completeness Of Personal Commitment, And What Remains Will Be A Total Denial And Negation Of It.

...be Holy Men And Women! Do Not Forget That The Fruits Of The Apostolate Depend On The Depth Of The Spiritual Life, On The Intensity Of Prayer, Of Continual Formation And Sincere Adhesion To The Directives Of The Church.

It Is The Duty Of Every Man To Uphold The Dignity Of Every Woman.

It Is Not Enough To Long For A Person As A Good For Oneself, One Must Also, And Above All, Long For That Person's Good.

An Effective Proclamation Of The Gospel In Contemporary Western Society Will Need To Confront Directly The Widespread Spirit Of Agnosticism And Relativism Which Has Cast Doubt On Reason's Ability To Know The Truth, Which Alone Satisfies The Human Heart's Restless Quest For Meaning.

...if Desire Is Predominant It Can Deform Love Between Man And Woman And Rob Them Both Of It.

The Call For A Sincere Gift Of Self Is The Fullest Way To Realize Our Personal Freedom.

In The Newborn Child Is Realized The Common Good Of The Family.

When We Go Before Jesus In The Blessed Sacrament We Represent The One In The World Who Is In Most Need Of God's Mercy." We "stand In Behalf Of The One In The World Who Does Not Know Christ And Who Is Farthest Away From God And We Bring Down Upon Their Soul The Precious Blood Of The Lamb.

Prayer Joined To Sacrifice Constitutes The Most Powerful Force In Human History.

As The Family Goes, So Goes The Nation And So Goes The Whole World In Which We Live.

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