Marriage is an act of will that signifies and involves a mutual gift, which unites the spouses and binds them to their eventual souls, with whom they make up a sole family - a domestic church.

Quote by Pope John Paul II

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When freedom does not have a purpose, when it does not wish to know anything...

When freedom does not have a purpose, when it does not wish to know anything...

Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our...

Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our...

You can't kiss an oil well.

You can't kiss an oil well.

Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it.

Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it.

Radical changes in world politics leave America with a heightened responsibility to be, for the...

Radical changes in world politics leave America with a heightened responsibility to be, for the...

Violence and arms can never resolve the problems of men.

Violence and arms can never resolve the problems of men.

The question confronting the Church today is not any longer whether the man in the...

The question confronting the Church today is not any longer whether the man in the...

From now on it is only through a conscious choice and through a deliberate policy...

From now on it is only through a conscious choice and through a deliberate policy...

It is not credible that any one should possess so little understanding as to desire...

It is not credible that any one should possess so little understanding as to desire...

...A community needs a soul if it is to become a true home for human...

...A community needs a soul if it is to become a true home for human...

To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each...

To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each...

You are priests, not social or political leaders. Let us not be under the illusion...

You are priests, not social or political leaders. Let us not be under the illusion...

You are our dearly beloved brothers, and in a certain way, it could be said...

You are our dearly beloved brothers, and in a certain way, it could be said...

Young people are threatened... by the evil use of advertising techniques that stimulate the natural...

Young people are threatened... by the evil use of advertising techniques that stimulate the natural...

[I kiss the soil] as if I placed a kiss on the hands of a...

[I kiss the soil] as if I placed a kiss on the hands of a...

The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the...

The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the...

The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the...

The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the...

Radical changes in world politics leave America with a heightened responsibility to be, for the...

Radical changes in world politics leave America with a heightened responsibility to be, for the...

Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create.

Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create.

What we talked about will have to remain a secret between him and me. I...

What we talked about will have to remain a secret between him and me. I...