Prayer for Christian Unity by Pope John Paul II
(What follows is a prayer penned by Pope Saint John Paul II, which goes along with his longer meditation on unity between Catholics and what we might call the ‘Christian... Read more.
Timely Words from a Far Off Place
(On this feast of the Holy Family, in my breakfast reading, I stumbled across this homily from Pope Saint John Paul II which he offered back in 1986 in Perth, Australia... Read more.
Urbi et Orbi 2002
(Here is the Christmas address of Pope Saint John Paul II, from way back in 2002, and the needs for which he prayed seventeen years ago are much the same now as... Read more.
The Baptist and the Second Sunday of Advent
Angelus, Second Sunday of Advent, 7 December 2003 1. “Prepare the way of the Lord, clear him a straight path” (Lk 3: 4). This invitation of St John the... Read more.
John Paul II’s First Visitation as Pope
CONCLUSION OF THE MARIAN MONTH HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS JOHN PAUL II 31 May 1979 “And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfilment of what was... Read more.
Saint Faustina’s Merciful Jubilee
A blessed Second Sunday of Easter, or Sunday in the Octave of Easter or, now, Divine Mercy Sunday, proclaimed so by Pope (now Saint) John Paul II in the Jubilee... Read more.
Witnessing to Truth
(In light of today’s feast of the Martyrs of Japan, what follows is a brief excerpt from Pope Saint John Paul II’s masterpiece – and too often... Read more.
Urbi et Orbi of John Paul II
This ‘Urbi et Orbi’ (to the city and to the world) address of Pope Saint John Paul II from 2002 has lost none of its significance. The world fifteen... Read more.
Pope Saint John Paul’s 11th Station
THE ELEVENTH STATION Jesus is nailed to the Cross. V. Adoramus te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi. R. Quia per sanctam crucem tuam redemisti mundum. From the Gospel... Read more.
Pope John Paul II’s Final Christmas Address
For putting us spiritually into the Christmas spirit, here is the Pope Saint John Paul II’s final Christmas address, from 2004, which seems now almost like... Read more.