Just as the life of Jesus, in his obedience and dedication to the Father, is a living parable of the 'God with us,' in the same way the concrete commitment of consecrated persons to God and brothers becomes an eloquent sign of the presence of the Kingdom of God for the world of today.
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The service that may be offered to the faithful and non-Christian spouses who are going through difficulties would be misleading if one encouraged in them, even if only implicitly, the tendency to forget the indissolubility of the union itself. In this way, the possible intervention of the ecclesiastical institution in the causes of annulment would run the risk of becoming a simple proof of a failure.Benedict XVI
This truth on the love of God, origin, meaning and end of the universe and of history was revealed by Jesus Christ, with his word and with his life, especially in his passion, death and resurrection.
Benedict XVI
And his presence in the community, in which he himself always gives himself, is the reason for our joy. Yes, Christ is with us, the Kingdom of God is coming.
Benedict XVI
We will receive the pilgrim Cross, coming from Cologne, and remember with grateful hearts, a year after his death, my great predecessor, John Paul II.
Benedict XVI
Lent stimulates us to let the Word of God penetrate our life and in this way to know the fundamental truth who we are, where we come from, where we must go, what path we must take in life.
Benedict XVI
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