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Life
 


Life is not a simple product of laws and the randomness of matter, but within everything and at the same time above everything, there is a personal will, there is a Spirit who in Jesus has revealed himself as Love.

 
Encyclical Letter
'Spe Salvi'

 
 
 
Life
 


Life is not a simple product of laws and the randomness of matter, but within everything and at the same time above everything, there is a personal will, there is a Spirit who in Jesus has revealed himself as Love.

 
Encyclical Letter
on Hope
'Spe Salvi'

 
 
 
Life
 


Life comes to us from being loved by him who is Life; it comes to us from living-with and loving-with him. I, but no longer I: this is the way of the Cross, the way that "crosses over" a life simply closed in on the I, thereby opening up the road towards true and lasting joy.

 
Homily
Easter Vigil
Vatican Basilica
15 April 2006

 
 
 
Life
 


The Church offers the world a positive and inspiring vision of human life, the beauty of marriage and the joy of parenthood. It is rooted in God’s infinite, transforming and ennobling love for all of us, which opens our eyes to recognize and love his image in our neighbor.

 
Homily
Lourdes, France
14 September.2008

 
 
 
Life
 


God is our Creator, God has given us life, our dignity: and it is above all to him that we must turn.

 
Homily
Parish of Saint Anne, Vatican
5 February 2006

 
 
 
Life
 


A world emptied of God, a world that has forgotten God, loses life and falls into a culture of death.

 
Address
Hall of Blessings
Meeting with Roman Clergy
23 March 2006

 

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