Restoring the Sacred

Monday, May 5, 2014

Words of Relevance: St. John Paul II Top 10 Quotes


Dr. Taylor Marshall posted the Top 10 quotes from the newly canonized Saint John Paul II on his blog today.

Here they are:
“Faith and Reason are like two wings of the human spirit by which it soars to the truth.” 
“Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and Alleluia is our song.”
“Do not be afraid. Do not be satisfied with mediocrity. Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”
“I plead with you! Never, ever give up on hope, never doubt, never tire, and never become discouraged. Be not afraid.”
“The worst prison would be a closed heart.”
“A person’s rightful due is to be treated as an object of love, not as an object for use.”
“As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.”
“It is the duty of every man to uphold the dignity of every woman.” 
“If He asks much of you, it is because He knows you can give much.”
“Love between man and woman cannot be built without sacrifices and self-denial.”