Read in the Pope’s own words why he wrote Love and Responsibility.
No one connects with the young like Pope John Paul II. The Holy Father’s inspirational remarks in Toronto during World Youth Day challenged youth from across the world to be “the salt of the earth and the light of the world” in this third millennium.
Did you know that our great Pope was once a playwright? The Radiation of Fatherhood is a breathtakingly beautiful literary exploration of the themes philosophically examined in Love and Responsibility. (Click here to download the complete text of the play.)
Fr. Bob Connor’s talk on Betrothed Love: The Gift of Self is behind us, but you can still pour over the reading guide he prepared for it. An audio recording of his talk is available through our “Past Discussions” page.
An excellent article on the Catholic Church’s teaching on contraception is “Humanae Vitae: A Challenge to Love” by Dr. Janet Smith.
If you haven’t visited it yet, please know you can access much of the Pope’s writings through the Vatican’s web site.
In light of the scandals in the Boston archdiocese which sadly were not restricted to that archdiocese, we have made available on our site a beautiful and a courageous homily on the matter, “Holiness is the Key,” by a Massachusetts priest.
The Feast of Divine Mercy is relatively new to our Church calendar, but we should all take heed of this opportunity to obtain God’s mercy.
Christmas season is quickly approaching. Prepare yourself by reading many of the beautiful Christmas homilies preached by Fr. Karol Wojtyla while he was still a priest and bishop in Poland. Gain an appreciation for the Pope as “parish priest” while developing a deeper understanding of the Christmas season!
Further web sites of interest:
- Augustine Club (has many excellent links): http://www.columbia.edu/cu/augustine
- Couple-to-Couple League International: http://www.ccli.org
- Catholic Connections: http://www.catholicconnections.org
- Catholic Educator’s Resource: http://www.catholiceducation.org
- Catholic-Pages.com: http://www.catholic-pages.com
- Catholic Information Network: http://www.cin.org
- Catholic Answers: http://www.catholicanswers.org
- CatholiCity.com: http://www.catholicity.com
- Catholic News Service: http://www.catholicnews.com
- Catholic.net: http://www.catholic.net
- Dr. Janet Smith: http://www.aodonline.org/SHMS/Faculty+5819/Janet+Smith+9260
- Eternal Word Television Network: http://www.ewtn.com
- Family Life Center: http://www.familylifecenter.net
- Monks of Adoration Internet Directory: http://www.monksofadoration.org/directory.html
- New Advent: http://www.newadvent.org
- One More Soul: http://www.omsoul.com
- Petersnet.net: http://www.petersnet.net
- Totally Catholic Link Directory: http://www.tcld.net
- St. Joseph's Covenant Keepers: http://www.dads.org
- St. Michael’s Institute for the Psychological Sciences: http://www.saintmichael.net
- ZENIT News Service (from Rome): http://www.zenit.org
Please feel free to e-mail us with recommendations of further resources of interest. Thank you.