Hey there,
In our on-going effort to get to heaven, we are blessed to have the lives of various Saints to serve as examples.
As teachers of how to live a holy life.
On October 22nd we celebrated one such Saint: Pope John Paul II.
One might ask what we can learn from Pope John Paul II. After all, he was the Pope … the leader of the Catholic Church.
And we’re … well, let’s just say we’re not.
But there are lessons to learn from JPII throughout his life.
Like the time he shocked the world by visiting the man who shot him to offer forgiveness.
There’s the emphasis he placed on evangelization … and asking us to do the same.
And there’s even a lesson to be learned in his death.
This week’s issue of Genuflect delves into the life and death of Saint Pope John Paul II, who some are already calling The Great.
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Katy Barrilleaux
Founding Editor, Genuflect
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The Ultimate JPII Resource
You’ll find just about anything you’d like to know about John Paul II here. From his young life and call to priesthood to his election to be Pope, his Papal writings, and timeline. You may be aware that his parents died when he was young, and he lived in Communist occupied Poland, but did you know he was also a thespian?
St. Pope John Paul II | Catholics Online
JPII Timeline
Here’s a timeline of the key dates in John Paul II’s life from his birth in 1920 until his death in 2005 compliments of NPR.
Timeline: Pope John Paul II | NPR
JPII Encyclicals Summarized
Encyclicals are letters written by Popes on important topics. Over the course of his 27 year long Papacy, John Paul II wrote 14 Encyclicals. Here’s a summary of each one.
The Encyclicals of Pope John Paul II | Catholic Ireland
14 Encyclicals
If you wanted to read any of the Pope’s Encyclicals and clicked the links in the summary article above, you ran into an error page. So here’s a link to the page on the Holy See’s website where each of John Paul II’s Encyclicals are published.
Encyclicals | John Paul II | Holy See
Traveling Pope
Pope John Paul II was one of the most popular popes. Perhaps a contributing factor was his outreach around the world. The trips he took and the number of people he saw was staggering, setting the stage for popes who followed him to travel to more places.
Pope John Paul II Was Seen by More People Than Anyone Else in History | Aleteia
JPII’s Miracle Parkinson’s Cure
John Paul II announced in 2003 he had Parkinson’s disease, which began a very public decline over the course of the next two years until his death. So it may not be a surprise that one of the miracles attributed to JPII was the complete healing of Sr. Marie Simon-Pierre of Parkinson’s. Here’s the full story.
The Miracle of John Paul II | Catholic Exchange
5 Life Lessons From JPII
Caroline Perkins shares 5 lessons we can all learn from the life of John Paul II.
5 Important Life Lessons From Pope Saint John Paul II to Help You Become a Saint | ChurchPOP
A Final Lesson
Faith Noah explains how it was the final years of John Paul II’s life as the world watched his steady decline … and how he lived through the suffering with grace and humility that provided us with one final, but important lesson.
St. John Paul II Taught me How to Die | LifeTeen
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