In the face of continuing situations of injustice and violence that continue to oppress different areas of the earth and before those things that present themselves as new and insidious threats to peace -- terrorism, nihilism and fanatical fundamentalism -- it becomes necessary more than ever to work together for peace.
More Quotes from Pope XVI:
In the particular moment that Italy has been living through in these months, may the risen Lord bring serenity to the national community and strengthen in all those who work to serve it the strong desire to pursue aims of harmony and authentic development for the good of all.Pope XVI
We know well that this truth risks being contradicted by the hedonism of the so-called well-off societies Life is exalted as long as it's pleasant, but one tends to not respect it any more when it is sick or damaged.
Pope XVI
Today, the Lord puts us on guard against the self-reliance that puts a limit on his limitless love. He invites us to imitate his humility.
Pope XVI
Like a wave gathering force, my thoughts go out to all men and women of today, to believers and non-believers alike.
Pope XVI
In each of them, like in the manger of Bethlehem, Jesus knocks at the door of our hearts, asking that we make room for him in our lives. God is like this. He does not impose, he never enters with force, but like a child asks to be welcomed.
Pope XVI
Unspontaneity is of their essence. In these rites I discover that something is approaching me here that I did not produce myself, that I am entering into something greater than myself, which ultimately derives from divine revelation. This is why the Christian East calls the liturgy the Divine Liturgy, expressing thereby the liturgy's independence from human control.
Pope XVI
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Faces Quotes, Terrorism Quotes, War & Peace QuotesBased on Keywords: nihilism
I want the concentration and the romance, and the worlds all glued together, fused, glowing: have no time to waste any more on prose.
Virginia Woolf
Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment.
Grenville Kleiser
Happy and fortunate indeed would this nation be, nay, completely blessed, if it had good prelates and pastors, and but one prince, and that prince a good one.
Giraldus Cambrensis