Pope John Paul II

Freedom is an important aspect of Catholic morality. Not to be confused with license, true freedom is greatly dependent on truth and has a profound impact on the human person as a spiritual being. Human freedom separates us from all other beings, allowing us to choose our own path by Christ’s light. The idea of freedom is greatly influential on our lives as followers of Christ. The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines freedom as “the power, rooted in reason and will, to act or not to act,…

I was impressed by Pope John Paul II’s economic, yet concise and charitable answers to some very difficult questions. I think that, for many people, it is easier to launch into a frontal assault and try to destroy the other side; however, in truth, God wants all people, all of…

Martin Luther King, Jr., and “On Social Concern” by St. Pope John Paul II, have synergized the practical and the theological, elucidating the Church’s vocation. To live the paschal mystery in the modern world is to become aware of reality through cognitive liberation, to move into compassion and solidarity with the…

Euthanasia is the triumph of selfishness.- Pope Francis. The scientific definition of the procedure is the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma. The topic of euthanasia is controversial and is often a point of argument, sometimes dividing religious beliefs. The Catholic Church often is part of the argument as the followers are admit on the opinion of God, that of which being against the matter. This opinion has evolved…

"By blood, I am Albanian. By citizenship, an Indian. By faith, I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the world. As to my heart, I belong entirely to the Heart of Jesus" (Pope John Paul II). She was called “mother” by millions though she had no children of her own. This person is Mother Teresa. Mother Teresa was baptized on August 26, 1910, given the name Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu and died on September 5th, 1997 (Gold). Her father, Nikolo, and her mother, Drana, emphasized the importance…

Mehmet Ali Agca who is Turkish rightist and assassin long associated with the Gray Wolves, an affiliate of the extreme right-wing Nationalist Action Party, shot Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square(Chomsky and Herman, 2002: p. 144). After seventeen months in an Italian prison, Agca claimed that he was hired by Bulgarians and KGB to shoot the pope. If this was true, it would work beneficially on the Reagan Administration of the US who considers Soviet Union as an “empire of evil”, and the…

deeper problem within the church? 1 > The short answer is - Yes, there are deeper problems within the church regarding claims of sexual deviances. Reports have been around for a long while, even going back to Pope, John Paul II. News groups report credible evidence that the former Pope was aware that his Catholic Church comrades faced serious allegations that they had been guilty of, but via the Catholic Church they vowed to protect them, so long as they repent their sins. - Alas failing to…

vocation. We choose to follow the path Christ has paved for us. Heavenly liturgy is our ultimate goal. (Dailey p. 16) As Pope John Paul II said, “We are moving toward a dictatorship of relativism which does not recognize anything as for certain and which has as its highest goal one’s own ego and one’s own desires.” (Benedict vs. the Dicatorship of Relativism) When John Paul II spoke these words, he is explaining, that we have our own desires and it is our choice to refrain from those desires.…

beyond the boundaries of the formal classrooms I had been in at St. Thomas Seminary in Denver and the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. One person has both watched and participated as this process unfolded over so many years—Father John Patrick…

Hi, Thank you for supporting the growth of your youth’s faith through sending him/her on the Divine Mercy Junior High Deanery Retreat. It is vitally important for youth to experience an encounter with Christ, a profound and tangible experience of Christ and His love. While there are many opportunities in the Mass and everyday life to experience such an encounter, this retreat will help guide the youth to experience a personal encounters through the mercy of God. The retreat draws from Fr.…