Put Out into the Deep

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… Read More

Blessed Is He Who Comes in the Name of the Lord

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.… Read More

Undocumented Migrants — Message of Pope John Paul II for World Migration Day, 1996

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… Read More

Put Out into the Deep

[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 love… Read More

John Beseeches Her

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 me… Read More

Over This, Your White Grave

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 uplifting… Read More

Address of John Paul II to President George W. Bush

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.… Read More

The Media and the Family: A Risk and a Richness

(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… Read More

Holy Thursday Letter to the Priests of the World

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… Read More

John Paul II Speaks to the Heart of Marriage

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 close… Read More

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