In this way life becomes authentic. 27. #Faith #Fashion #Novelty Be afraid neither of the world, nor of the future, nor of your weakness.

Listen to him as a true friend with whom you can share your path in life.

If we let Christ into our lives, we lose nothing, nothing, absolutely nothing of what makes life free, beautiful and great. Prudence does not mean failing to accept responsibilities and postponing decisions; it means being committed to making joint decisions after pondering responsibly the road to be taken. 1.

Apart from Jesus Christ risen from the dead, there can be no salvation! This is the secret of authentic happiness. Our Christian conviction is that Christ is also the messiah of Israel.

The church is not a political power; it's not a party, but it's a moral power. It is an encounter with the Son of God that gives new energy to the whole of our existence. They want to be one with the beloved, and Sacred Scripture shows us the great love story of God for his people which culminated in Jesus Christ. Men and women were created for something great, for infinity.

There is a growing mentality of relativism, which holds that everything is equally valid, that truth and absolute points of reference do not exist. We are moving toward a dictatorship of relativism which does not recognize anything as for certain and which has as its highest goal one's own ego and one's own desires. 6. Evil draws its power from indecision and concern for what other people think.

St. Benedict, whose name I bear as pope, shall be a great example in this for me.

#Humility #Stronger #Stories “It is the beautiful task of Advent to awaken in all of us memories of goodness and thus to open doors of hope.”-- Pope Benedict XVI . We are moving toward a dictatorship of relativism which does not recognize anything as definitive and has as its highest value one’s own ego and one’s own desires. It has to be passed on.” -- Pope Benedict XVI, “Nature expresses a design of love and truth.” -- Pope Benedict XVI, “Authentic love is obviously something good. The Christian faith can never be separated from the soil of sacred events, from the choice made by God, who wanted to speak to us, to become man, to die and rise again, in a particular place and at a particular time.

Mercy is what moves us toward God, while justice makes us tremble in his sight.

It is not by sidestepping or fleeing from suffering that we are healed, but rather by our capacity for accepting it, maturing through it and finding meaning through union with Christ, who suffered with infinite love.

The core of faith rests upon accepting being loved by God, and therefore to believe is to say Yes, not only to him, but to creation, to creatures, above all, to men, to try to see the image of God in each person and thereby to become a lover.

But this does not mean abandoning the Church, indeed, if God is asking me to do this, it is so I can continue to serve the Church with the same dedication and the same love with which I have done thus far, but in a way that is better suited to my age and my strength” -- Pope Benedict XVI, “The new pope knows that his task is to make the light of Christ shine before men and women of world - not his own light, but that of Christ.” -- Pope Benedict XVI, “To have Christian hope means to know about evil and yet to go to meet the future with confidence.

If we let Christ enter fully into our lives, if we open ourselves totally to him, are we not afraid that He might take something away from us?

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Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. The desire for a more meaningful life is a sign that God created us and that we bear his “imprint”.

You were made for greatness.

God guides his church, maintains her always, and especially in difficult times.

Today is the birthday of Pope Benedict XVI and to mark the occasion we thought it would be cool to find some great quotes of his through the years. 15. With him at your side, you will find courage and hope to face difficulties and problems, and even to overcome disappointments and set-backs.

That's not easy, but the basic Yes, the conviction that God has created men, that he stands behind them, that they aren't simply negative, gives love a reference point that enables it to ground hope on the basis of faith.”, “God is not solitude, but perfect communion.

Choose the path of dialogue rather than the path of unilateral decisions. Both need each other: The agnostic cannot be content to not know, but must be in search of the great truth of faith; the Catholic cannot be content to have faith, but must be in search of God all the time, and in the dialogue with others, a Catholic can learn more about God in a deeper fashion. But people often consider themselves loving when actually they are possessive or manipulative. Enter into dialogue with others, but be yourselves.”, “The story of Mary of Magdalene reminds us all of a fundamental truth...A disciple of Christ is one who, in the experience of human weakness, has had the humility to ask for his help, has been healed by him and has set out following closely after him, becoming a witness of the power of his merciful love that is stronger than sin and death.”, “It is the beautiful task of Advent to awaken in all of us memories of goodness and thus to open doors of hope.”, “An Adult faith does not follow the waves of fashion and the latest novelties.”, “Almsgiving, according to the Gospel, is not mere philanthropy; rather it is a concrete expression of charity, a theological virtue that demands interior conversion to love of God and neighbor, in imitation of Jesus Christ, who, dying on the cross, gave his entire self for us.”, “Truth is not determined by a majority vote.”, “In a world where there is so much noise, so much bewilderment, there is a need for silent adoration of Jesus concealed in the Host.

To me, its seems necessary to rediscover - and the energy to do so exists - that even the political and economic spheres need moral responsibility, a responsibility that is born in man's heart and, in the end, has to do with the presence or absence of God. If we allow the love of Christ to change our heart, then we can change the world. You know that the foundation of the world is love, so that even when no human being can or will help you, you may go on, trusting in the One that loves you.”, “Vacation time offers the unique opportunity to pause before the thought-provoking spectacles of nature, a wonderful "book" within reach of everyone, adults and children. All the great works of art, the cathedrals - the Gothic cathedrals and the splendid Baroque churches - are a luminous sign of God, and thus are truly a manifestation, an epiphany of God. Be thoughtful, but not complicated. www.foxnews.com.

21. Pope Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger (2007). On the one hand, faith is a profoundly personal contact with God, which touches me in my innermost being and places me in front of the living God in absolute immediacy in such a way that I can speak with Him, love Him, and enter into communion with Him.

Even before I became Catholic, I was impressed by his forthrightness and clarity on what constitutes genuine and God-honoring liturgy.

Be afraid neither of the world, nor of the future, nor of your weakness. Dear friends, build your house on rock. God of peace, bring your peace to our violent world: peace in the hearts of all men and women and peace among the nations of the Earth. Young people need authentic teachers: persons open to the fullness of truth in the various branches of knowledge, persons who listen to and experience in own hearts that interdisciplinary dialogue; persons who, above all, are convinced of our human capacity to advance along the path of truth.

Dear friends, may no adversity paralyze you.

It is important to learn to understand in a historical text, a text from the past, the living Word of God, that is, to enter into prayer and thus read Sacred Scripture as a conversation with God. 1. 16.

24. Seeing with the eyes of Christ, I can give to others much more than their outward necessities; I can give them the look of love which they crave. Are we not perhaps afraid to give up something significant, something unique, something that makes life so beautiful? The closer a person is to God, the closer he is to people. A great joy cannot be kept to oneself.

He is no stranger: he has a face, the face of Jesus. Many people have no stable points of reference on which to build their lives, and so they end up deeply insecure. . There is nothing more beautiful than to know Him and to speak to others of our friendship with Him.

Let us therefore spare no effort to leave a transparent trace of God’s love in our life.

If you follow the will of God, you know that in spite of all the terrible things that happen to you, you will never lose a final refuge. 521 quotes from Benedict XVI: 'If you follow the will of God, you know that in spite of all the terrible things that happen to you, you will never lose a final refuge. Those who love desire to share with the beloved. But this does not mean abandoning the Church, indeed, if God is asking me to do this, it is so I can continue to serve the Church with the same dedication and the same love with which I have done thus far, but in a way that is better suited to my age and my strength”, “The new pope knows that his task is to make the light of Christ shine before men and women of world - not his own light, but that of Christ.”, “To have Christian hope means to know about evil and yet to go to meet the future with confidence. “Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration”, p.38, Image 120 Copy quote

Pope Benedict XVI's In-Flight Press Conference to Portugal, w2.vatican.va. That is unbelievably difficult and, at the same time, incredibly simple.” -- Pope Benedict XVI, “Everything in this world will pass away. When we love we become most fully human.

You know that the foundation of the world is love, so that even when no human being can or will help you, you may go on, trusting in the One that loves you.” -- Pope Benedict XVI, “Vacation time offers the unique opportunity to pause before the thought-provoking spectacles of nature, a wonderful "book" within reach of everyone, adults and children. Dear friends, may no adversity paralyze you. 19.

Do not be satisfied with anything less than Truth and Love, do not be content with anything less than Christ. 23. Enter into dialogue with others, but be yourselves.” -- Pope Benedict XVI, “The story of Mary of Magdalene reminds us all of a fundamental truth...A disciple of Christ is one who, in the experience of human weakness, has had the humility to ask for his help, has been healed by him and has set out following closely after him, becoming a witness of the power of his merciful love that is stronger than sin and death.” -- Pope Benedict XVI, “It is the beautiful task of Advent to awaken in all of us memories of goodness and thus to open doors of hope.” -- Pope Benedict XVI, “An Adult faith does not follow the waves of fashion and the latest novelties.” -- Pope Benedict XVI, “Almsgiving, according to the Gospel, is not mere philanthropy; rather it is a concrete expression of charity, a theological virtue that demands interior conversion to love of God and neighbor, in imitation of Jesus Christ, who, dying on the cross, gave his entire self for us.” -- Pope Benedict XVI, “Truth is not determined by a majority vote.” -- Pope Benedict XVI, “In a world where there is so much noise, so much bewilderment, there is a need for silent adoration of Jesus concealed in the Host.