John Paul II Revisited . . . Teaching Marriage And Sexuality To The Young
By LOUISE KIRK One of my favorite images of St. John Paul comes from the first decade of his reign, in December 1988. Speaking without a note he searches for deep words which have an urgency that goes beyond time. “Holy Church of God, you cannot accomplish your mission in the world except through the family and its mission.” As he speaks, his quiet voice and gentle demeanor are transformed with a passion which brings his whole person alive. He cries out, “Tell everyone, go out through the entire world and tell them” that the regeneration of every aspect of life, cultural, social, economic, comes “through the family, not at the cost of the family,” and he repeats, “through the…Continue Reading