Acts 14:21-27 / Rv 21:1-5 / Jn 13:31-33, 34-35
“By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another” (Jn 13:35).
The gospel for the Fifth Sunday in the Easter Season takes…
Pope John Paul II - who has written 12 posts on Catholic Exchange.
Posted on 01 May 2010
Acts 14:21-27 / Rv 21:1-5 / Jn 13:31-33, 34-35
“By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another” (Jn 13:35).
The gospel for the Fifth Sunday in the Easter Season takes…
Posted on 04 April 2009
This homily was given by Pope John Paul II on Palm Sunday, 2003.
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” (Mk 11: 9).
The liturgy of Palm Sunday is like a formal entrance into Holy Week.…
Posted on 19 May 2008
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
1. The phenomenon of migration with its complex problems challenges the international community and individual States today more than ever. The latter generally tend to intervene by tightening migration laws and reinforcing border control systems. Thus…
Posted on 05 May 2007
[Editor's Note: This homily was originally given by Pope John Paul II at a Priestly Ordination in Rome on the Fifth Sunday of Easter 2001.]
"By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you have…
Posted on 16 April 2005
Don't lower the wave of my heart,
it swells to your eyes, mother;
don't alter love, but bring the wave to me
in your translucent hands.
He asked for this.
I am John the fisherman. There isn't much
in…
Posted on 13 April 2005
Over this, your white grave
the flowers of life in white–
so many years without you–
how many have passed out of sight?
Over this your white grave
covered for years, there is a stir
in the air, something…
Posted on 07 June 2004
Mr. President,
1. I offer a warm welcome to you and to Mrs. Bush, and to the distinguished delegation accompanying you. I also extend a cordial and affectionate greeting to all the people of the United States whom you represent.…
Posted on 22 May 2004
(Tomorrow is World Communications Day, This is part one of two.)
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
1. The extraordinary growth of the communications media and their increased availability has brought exceptional opportunities for enriching the lives not only of individuals, but…
Posted on 08 April 2004
Dear Priests!
1. It is with great joy and affection that I write you this Holy Thursday Letter, following a tradition which began with my first Easter as the Bishop of Rome twenty-five years ago. Our annual encounter through this…
Posted on 04 August 2003
As a service to its viewers, Catholic Exchange presents here Section 33 of Pope John Paul’s II’s Familiaris Consortio (The Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World). This section deals with conjugal morality, a subject which is…