John Paul II the Great, We Still Miss You!
Unam Sanctam has a lovely tribute up this morning. Kid Sister had one earlier this month. I remember him in the words he spoke.
I am happy and you should be happy too. Do not weep. Let us pray together with joy. –April 2, 2005 among the last words to his private secretary.
The truth is not always the same as the majority decision
To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each member of the family has to become, in a special way, the servant of the others
The cemetery of the victims of human cruelty in our century is extended to include yet another vast cemetery, that of the unborn.
Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes.
Violence is a lie, for it goes against the truth of our faith, the truth of our humanity, the life, the freedom of human beings. Violence is a crime against humanity, for it destroys the very fabric of society … On my knees I beg you to turn away from the paths of violence and to return to the ways of peace … Let history record that at a difficult moment in the experience of the people of Ireland, the Bishop of Rome set foot in your land, that he was with you and prayed with you for peace and reconciliation, for the victory of justice and love over hatred and violence. –appeal to IRA, September 1979
The worst prison would be a closed heart.
The Catholic Church cannot be an association of free-thinkers.
The Jewish religion is not extrinsic to us but in a certain way intrinsic to our own religion. With Judaism, therefore, we have a relationship which we do not have with any other religion. You are our dearly beloved brothers, and, in a certain way, it can be said that you are our elder brothers. –in a Jewish Synagoague in 1986
Amen. –the final word before his death on April 2, 2005
May the Lord Grant us all the grace to lives our lives as a prayer worthy of the closing word, Amen
