Pope John Paul II: April 2009 Archives

Recently a group of priests re-published a set of texts written by Karol Wojtyla/John Paul II about marriage and family. The book is called The Beauty and The Spirituality of Conjugal Love.

Karol Wojtyla wrote these texts in 1962 while he was the cardinal archbishop of Krakow based on his pastoral experience in the years following the Second World War with young and married peoples.

The point of Wojtyla's writing is to promote communion among people, especially married peoples, so as to live the Christian life. This book is a method of living married life in faith and not as a set of rules and prohibitions. These texts were published again in published 1990s but received little attention. They are now offered again as a guide to marriage in the 21st century.

The video clip on the presentation.

Today marks the fourth anniversary of the death of our beloved Pope John Paul II. His physical absence is felt but I believe that he's interceding before the throne of grace for those who ask.

 A video clip on the 6pm Mass offered by Pope Benedict for Pope John Paul II.

A video clip on the documentation of Pope John Paul's move toward being called saint.

Carl Anderson reflects on his relationship with the Servant of God Pope John Paul II on this 4^th anniversary of the Pope's death.