God made us for joy. God is joy, & the joy of living reflects the original joy that God felt in creating us.
Pope John Paul IIAn effective proclamation of the Gospel in contemporary Western society will need to confront directly the widespread spirit of agnosticism and relativism which has cast doubt on reason's ability to know the truth, which alone satisfies the human heart's restless quest for meaning.
Pope John Paul IIHe was alone in his wonderment, amoung creatures incapable of wonder --for them it was enough to exist and go their way.
Pope John Paul IIScience can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes.
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