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Daily Catholic Quote from Pope Benedict XVI

“The ‘door of faith’ (cf., Acts 14:27) is always open for us, ushering us into the life of communion with God and offering entry into his Church. It is possible to cross that threshold when the word of...

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Daily Catholic Quote from Pope Benedict XVI

“Only when we meet the living God in Christ do we know what life is. We are not some casual and meaningless product of evolution. Each of us is the result of a thought of God. Each of us is willed,...

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Daily Catholic Quote from Pope Benedict XVI

“It is not ideologies that save the world, but only a return to the living God, our Creator, the guarantor of our freedom, the guarantor of what is really good and true. True revolution consists in...

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Daily Catholic Quote from Pope Benedict XVI

“Advent is concerned with that very connection between memory and hope which is so necessary to man. Advent’s intention is to awaken the most profound and basic emotional memory within us, namely, the...

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Daily Catholic Quote from Pope Benedict XVI

“Are we not perhaps all afraid in some way? 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? No! If we let...

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The New Evangelization: Not a Strategy or Program, but a Person – Part 2

In the mystery of his death and resurrection, God has revealed in its fullness the Love that saves and calls us to conversion of life through the forgiveness of sins (cf. Acts 5:31). For Saint Paul,...

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Daily Catholic Quote from Pope Benedict XVI

“For in this world, marked by sin, the gravitational pull of our lives is weighted by the chains of the ‘I’ and the ‘self.’ These chains must be broken to free us for a new love that places us in...

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Daily Catholic Quote from Pope Benedict XVI

“A Christian knows when it is time to speak of God and when it is better to say nothing and to let love alone speak. He knows that God is love (cf. 1 Jn 4:8) and that God’s presence is felt at the very...

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Daily Catholic Quote from Pope Benedict XVI

“Only when we meet the living God in Christ do we know what life is. We are not some casual and meaningless product of evolution. Each of us is the result of a thought of God. Each of us is willed,...

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Finding Strength in our Surrender

Surrender, giving control of our lives to Christ, is an enormous obstacle to living out our faith in the workplace, or anyplace for that matter. Surrendering to Christ and putting his will before my...

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Daily Catholic Quote from Pope 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. You know that the foundation of the world is love, so that even...

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Daily Catholic Quote from Pope Benedict XVI

“If we have love for our neighbor, we will find the face of Christ in the poor, the weak, the sick and the suffering.” (Pope Benedict XVI) If you liked this quote, please share it with your friends and...

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Daily Catholic Quote from Pope Benedict XVI

“And so, today, with great strength and great conviction, on the basis of long personal experience of life, I say to you, dear young people: Do not be afraid of Christ! He takes nothing away, and he...

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Daily Catholic Quote from 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. In contact with nature, a...

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Daily Catholic Quote from Pope Benedict XVI

“A Christian knows when it is time to speak of God and when it is better to say nothing and to let love alone speak. He knows that God is love (cf. 1 Jn 4:8) and that God’s presence is felt at the very...

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Daily Catholic Quote from Pope Benedict XVI

“It is not ideologies that save the world, but only a return to the living God, our Creator, the guarantor of our freedom, the guarantor of what is really good and true. True revolution consists in...

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Daily Catholic Quote from Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI

“Is it consistent to profess our beliefs in church on Sunday, and then during the week to promote business practices or medical procedures contrary to those beliefs?  … Any tendency to treat religion...

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Daily Catholic Quote from Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI

“The world promises you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness.” (Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI) Print this entry

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Catholic Quote of the Day — from Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI

“It is not ideologies that save the world, but only a return to the living God, our Creator, the guarantor of our freedom, the guarantor of what is really good and true. True revolution consists in...

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Catholic Quote of the Day — from Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI

“In silence, we are better able to listen to and understand ourselves; ideas come to birth and acquire depth; we understand with greater clarity what it is we want to say and what we expect from...

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