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Epic Quotes from JP2: Fantasy Worlds of Alcohol, Drugs, and Shortlived Sexual Relationships

By | May 6, 2011

“Some of you may be tempted to take flight from responsibility: in the fantasy worlds of alcohol and drugs, in shortlived sexual relationships without commitment to marriage and family, in indifference, in cynicism and even in violence. Put yourselves on guard against the fraud of a world that wants to exploit or misdirect your energetic and powerful search for happiness and meaning. But do not avoid the search for the true answers to the questions that confront you. Do not be afraid!” – John Paul II, January 1, 1985 for the World Day of Peace Read More: Peace and Youth [...]

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Epic Quotes from JP2: Consumerism

By | May 5, 2011

“Dear young people, you are under threat from the bad use of advertising techniques, which plays upon the natural tendency to avoid effort and promises the immediate satisfaction of every desire, while the consumerism that goes with it suggests that man should seek self-fulfillment especially in the enjoyment of material goods.” – John Paul II, March 31, 1984 Read More: Apostolic Letter Dilecti Amici Questions for Your Journal Do I think about “things” more than I think about God? (For example: cars, clothing, phones, video games) Do I try to avoid homework or responsibilities? Is being entertained a higher priority than [...]

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Epic Quotes from JP2: Falling in Love with Jesus Christ

By | May 4, 2011

“Let yourselves be charmed by Christ, the Infinite who appeared among you in visible and imitable form. Let yourselves be attracted by his example, which has changed the history of the world and directed it toward an exhilarating goal. Let yourselves be loved by the love of the Holy Spirit, who wishes to turn you away from worldly things to begin in you the life of the new self, created in God’s way in righteousness and true holiness (cf. Eph 4:24). Fall in love with Jesus Christ, to live his very life, so that our world may have life in [...]

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Epic Quotes from JP2: Seeking Happiness

By | May 3, 2011

“It is Jesus that you seek when you dream of happiness; he is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies you; he is the beauty to which you are so attracted; it is he who provokes you with that thirst for fullness that will not let you settle for compromise; it is he who urges you to shed the masks of a false life; it is he who reads in your hearts your most genuine choices, the choices that others try to stifle. It is Jesus who stirs in you the desire to do something great with your [...]

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