I think when a lot of people heard about Pope John Paul II’s practice of self-mortification, it might have made them feel a bit weird. And it is, understandably, hard for many people these days to understand this kind of practice or it’s easy to mistake it for a kind of masochism. But that would [...]
Pope John Paul II
A great reminder of the importance of having silence in our lives.
We’re coming to the end of the Lenten season and there are so many good things to be thankful for.
The Pope, a.k.a Papa, Vicar of Christ, Vicar of Peter, Holy Father, Bishop of Rome, Servant of the servants of God, Supreme Pastor, His Holiness, The Rock, Supreme Pontiff, Father of Kings, Governor of the World, Successor of St. Peter, Shepherd of the Universal Church, etc. Which ones did I miss?
“Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth; and God has placed in the human heart a desire to know the truth – in a word, to know himself – so that, by knowing and loving God, men and women may also come to the [...]
