John Paul II

Fr. Maciej Zięba, O.P. (1954–2020)

Father Zięba worked tirelessly to make John Paul’s thought and pastoral vision come alive in Polish Catholicism. Continue Reading »

13 Jan 2021

“Those Who Question the Sanctity of John Paul II Don’t Know What They’re Talking About”

by George Weigel

Cardinal Camillo Ruini says reports of miracles—“and what miracles!”—were pouring into the Vicariate of Rome even before the canonization process began. Continue Reading »

9 Dec 2020

St. John Paul II: A Centenary Reflection

by George Weigel

On May 18, 1920, a third child and second son was born to a retired Polish army officer, Captain Karol Wojtyła, and his wife, Emilia, in Wadowice, a provincial town some fifty kilometers west of Kraków. At his baptism on June 20, the child was named for his father. To what would have been the . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Aug 2020

Wheat and Tares, Saints and Frauds

by Raymond J. de Souza

Good and evil are so intertwined that sometimes it is hard to recognize which is which. Continue Reading »

21 Jul 2020

A Protestant Appreciation of Pope John Paul II

by Bruce Riley Ashford

I cannot help but recognize in John Paul II a public theologian with a message relevant to our twenty-first-century situation. Continue Reading »

18 May 2020

My Pope

by Julia Yost

On the centennial of John Paul II's birth, it is worth praising the pope whose death got this cradle Catholic to leave the cradle. Continue Reading »

18 May 2020

On John Paul II’s Centenary

by George Weigel

John Paul II could move millions because the grace of God shone through him. Continue Reading »

13 May 2020

Letters From the Synod–2019: #5

Edited by Xavier Rynne II

A lot of the ideas dominating the synod’s first ten days seem to have been exported from western Europe—including an almost apocalyptic concern for “Mother/Sister Earth,” and a consequent squeamishness about proposing Jesus Christ as Lord and Redeemer. Continue Reading »

16 Oct 2019