Memoria e identità

Move over Nietzsche, this is Awesome ! I am not a big fan of the Catholic Church and do not think of myself as ‘religious’. But glancing at this book - the views coincided so closely with my own thoughts. I was intrigued to see how PJP2 reaches his conclusions. I realised that my own upbringing was i Leggi tutto

Zacząłem czytać to, bo OCD mi kazało - było na liście lektur w liceum, pożyczyłem książkę kilkanaście lat temu, nie no trzeba. Przygotowany na pewną jak amen w pacierzu (hehe) jedną gwiazdeczkę, zero wątpliwości, a tu niespodzianka. Plusy/minusy wg mnie: + Fantastycznie było przeczytać coś, z czym mogł Leggi tutto

The last of Pope John Paul II's books that he wrote, it is the perfect complement to the definitive biography, "Witness to Hope" by George Weigel, and is an appropriate companion to today's canonization of him and Pope John XXIII. Saints worth emulating.

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"I am speaking of a devastation of consciences , with ruinous consequences in the moral sphere, effecting personal and social morality..." (p. 137) Since we are now 20 years into the millennium, these conversations have become even more relevant today than ever before. Apart from the feeling that thi Leggi tutto

In being interviewed, the Pontiff offers answers based on both his personal experience and the Catholic position on various topics. On questions such as the reality of evil, how divine providence functions, what good is, the existence of natural societies such as the family and the nation, patrimony Leggi tutto

this is my next favorite from JPII after 'Crossing the Threshold of Hope'. JPII has a very deep, personal and at the same time entertaining way of reflecting - as if he speaks to your soul! My favorite topics were the 'eruption of Evil' during the Nazi/Communist era - and God's way of answering Evil Leggi tutto