There is a story from the Early Church Fathers that relates how a monk was slapped on the cheek by a young girl possessed by a demon. The monk in turn simply turned his other cheek in obedience to the Lord’s command. The demon could not take it and immediately left the girl. Those who
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Continuing our study of St. Paul’s famous “Armor of God” passage in his letters to the Ephesians, let us look at what immediately precedes the “checklist” of spiritual armor. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] Saint Paul begins in 6:10-11 exhorting his followers to “be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might” and to “put
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In our culture today fathers are becoming less and less a part of our children’s lives and the absence of fathers has led directly to the downfall of Christian culture in America. Currently, 40 percent of American children do not grow up with their biological father. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] That number is on the rise as more and
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Little Known Fact #9 While visiting the United States in 1976, Cardinal Karol Wojtyla spent a few days in Pomfret, Vermont with philosopher Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka and her family. His main purpose was to work on the English translation of Osobo I Czyn (The Acting Person), but he also used it as a time to relax and enjoy
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[featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] Little Known Fact #8 In addition to meeting with the sick at a parish visitation, Bishop Karol Wojtyla signaled out married couples and gave them a special blessing. Often the parish priest would personally invite married couples to be present for the blessing. Wojtyla did this so that it would be a model for
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[featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] Little Known Fact #7 While he was Bishop of Kraków, Karol Wojtyla visited about 35 sick people in his archdiocese during the Lenten season. Additionally, whenever he visited parishes he always visited the parishioners who were most gravely ill in their homes. This also extended to every convent he visited, whereby he
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Little Known Fact #6 In 1954, Father Karol Wojtyla was awarded a “Bronze Badge for Hiking Tourism.” Wojtyla won this badge for hiking on foot on multiple occasions during that year, totaling 166 km (103 miles). More than half of these excursions were completed during the winter (November 1 – March 31). Needless to say,
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