Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on Pope St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body” (TOB). Jesus came not to abolish the law and the prophets but to fulfill them (Mt. 5:17). Through His teaching and example, the Lord has called us, His disciples, to a …

By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 24, 2023 / 11:51 am About 100 Catholics walked a 12-mile-long pilgrimage from Silver Spring, Maryland, to the St. John Paul II National Shrine in northeast Washington, D.C., on Saturday, Oct. 21, to honor his feast day (Oct. 22) and to mark the 45th anniversary of …

By Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 22, 2023 / 04:00 am Catholics worldwide remember St. John Paul II on his feast day, Oct. 22. His “secret” to life and all that he did, he said, was the Eucharist — Christ present on earth. Born Karol Józef Wojtyła in Wadowice, Poland, …

Papal Cross Stencil Template Born May 18, 1920, in Wadowice, Poland, Karol “Lolek” Józef Wojtyla was familiar with hardship from a young age. He lost all of his family members by the time he was 21, and World War II began soon after. He worked in a factory by day …

Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on Pope St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body” (TOB). In the second major part of TOB, Pope St. John Paul II guides us in exploring the implications of our redemption in Christ and the moral teaching of the New …

Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on Pope St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body” (TOB). For the last several months, we have explored the effects of our first parents’ fall from grace. We explored the nature of their sin and how it disrupted the harmony …

Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on Pope St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body.” As described in my previous article, Pope St. John Paul II regarded the emergence of shame in the wake of the original sin committed by our first parents as a “boundary …

As we have been exploring the nature and effects of original sin on humanity, it is now time to plunge into the reality of shame, with the help of Pope St. John Paul II. We could hope for no better guide. As a poet, pastor, philosopher and theologian, he reflected …

In our last two reflections, we explored the nature of the sin that occurred at the beginning of human history, when Satan tempted our first parents to mistrust their Creator and seek to supplant Him. Being deceived, they grasped at divinity, thinking they could determine right from wrong and become …

At the beginning of human history, our first parents experienced original innocence, the state in which they had enjoyed harmony within themselves, in God’s friendship, in relationship with each other and in relation to the rest of creation. They then experienced a fundamental break from that original innocence when the …