Being made in the image of God means we share qualities with God! It implies we have a moral conscience, the capacity for understanding good and evil, the ability to love, reason, create, and choose freely.
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Rediscovering the Power of Fatherhood
Fathers represent “on earth the very fatherhood of God”. (Pope St. John Paul II, 25)
The Importance of Motherhood
Motherhood is necessary not only for the propagation of humanity, but because the “human family is built upon mothers.” (Pope Francis)
"We were created with a vocation to work." (Pope Francis, 128)
“[I]t is well known that there are many other forms of poverty, especially in modern society – not only economic but cultural and spiritual poverty as well.” (Pope St. John Paul II, 57)
“The social message of the gospel must not be considered a theory, but above all else a basis and motivation for action.” (Pope St. John Paul II, 57)
Genuine freedom is not simply the ability to do whatever you want; it is the ability to choose the good.
The Church's understanding of human rights is rooted in the fact that we are made in the image of God.
"When human beings set themselves against God, they...do not become free, but alienated from themselves."
