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Pope St John Paul II
Homily for Divine Mercy Sunday
Pope Saint John Paul II canonised the 20th century’s first saint, Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, stating: “By this act I intend today to pass this message on to the new millennium”, the message of Divine Mercy
The alternative between death and immortality enters the definition of man
Reflecting on Genesis, St John Paul II explains how the command concerning the tree of knowledge introduces the dramatic choice between life and death at the heart of human freedom
Man’s awareness of being a person
Reflecting on Genesis, St John Paul II argues that man’s awareness of being a person emerges through self-consciousness, free will and the discovery of the body
The meaning of man’s original solitude
Reflecting on Genesis 2, St John Paul II examines how man discovers his difference from the rest of creation and begins the search for his own identity
The boundary between Original Innocence and Redemption
In this 1979 catechesis, Pope St John Paul II explains why understanding human sin requires returning to humanity’s original innocence in Genesis
The superiority of continence does not devalue marriage
In this passage from his Theology of the Body, Pope St John Paul II affirms the goodness of marriage while explaining how continence for the kingdom of heaven flows from the same truth about human love, self-gift and communion rooted in God’s design
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