Reflections on St John Paul II's “Lessons in Hope”
A Bishop Robert Barron video
Karol Wojtyla was a son of Poland who survived both the Nazi and Communist regimes. He became a priest, and then a bishop, and was elected Pope in 1978 and took on the name John Paul II.
Young Karol was a poet, an athlete, a philosopher, and a deep man of prayer. As Pope, he made over 100 apostolic journeys across the globe and deeply loved human love, devoting the first five years of his teaching to what is now known as "The Theology of the Body", a scriptural reflection on how the love between a husband and a wife mirrors the life-giving love of the Trinity.
He loved the youth, establishing the global World Youth Day event. He loved Mary, citing the Rosary as one of his favourite devotions. Above all, he loved Jesus Christ, clinging to the Cross throughout his pontificate and his last days suffering with Parkinson's disease until his death in 2005.
It is Jesus you seek when you dream of happiness.
St John Paul II
The feast day of St John Paul II is 22 October.
Bishop Robert Barron reflects on St John Paul II's "Lessons in Hope"