A person's rightful due is to be treated as an object of love, not as an object for use.
Pope John Paul IITo predispose our mind to welcome the Lord who, as we say in the Creed, one day will come to judge the living and the dead, we must learn to recognize him as present in the events of daily life. Therefore, Advent is, so to speak, an intense training that directs us decisively toward him who already came, who will come, and who comes continuously.
Pope John Paul IIYou must be strong, dear brothers and sisters. You must be strong with the strength that comes from faith.
Pope John Paul IIOur very contract with nature has a deep restorative power; contemplation of its magnificence imparts peace and serenity.
Pope John Paul IIThe only really effective means of enabling States to deal with the grave problem of poverty is to provide them with the necessary resources through foreign financial aid - public and private - granted under reasonable conditions, within the framework of international commercial relations regulated with fairness.
Pope John Paul II