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[portraitsofsaints]

The Feast of the Holy Family

Jesus, Mary, Joseph, pray for us! 

The “contemplation of this admirable model, the Church draws the values to hold up to the women & men of all times & all cultures.” #JPII

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[cytaty-niemadlanasgranic]

Miłość to bezinteresowny dar z siebie dla drugiego człowieka.

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[de-la-bibliotheque]

If we take a close look at what contemporary men and women expect from priests, we will see that, in the end, they have but one great expectation: they are thirsting for Christ.

St. John Paul II, Gift and Mystery

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[meliona2]

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[sanctity-in-sexuality]

your blog has been very helpful for me. I wonder if I could get your thoughts on something?

I’m getting married soon, and I’ve had to come to terms with incredible shame I feel about feeling any level of sexual desire. I think it has something to do with the impact of purity culture on an individual (myself) who, for other reasons, already feels ashamed for having emotional and physical needs for comfort, friendship, time alone, and other nonsexual-but-emotionally-fulfilling things. I can view those other things as logically wholesome, but I still can’t bring myself to embrace the idea of sex as something that can be wholesome or “morally pure.”

Is there anything you could share to help ease shame for wanting some level of fulfillment in this area? Any theological insights about the fact that God wired us with a sex drive? This is something I will be discussing with my therapist and my fiancé as well, but I would love to hear your thoughts, and I will welcome any advice or feedback bc I don’t want this to harm our eventual marriage ;-;

Honestly, since you specifically asked about insight about God wiring us with a sex drive, I think it might be therapeutic for you to read the Song of Songs (also sometimes called the Song of Solomon, the 26th book of the Old Testament).

It's a dialogue between a married couple, who are singing an ode to their shared love for one another. It's beautiful, and makes not-so-subtle references to delighting in one another sexually. And it's Holy Scripture! It's short and approachable; I think you might find it helpful to meditate on. (If you want to go the extra mile, find a reputable podcast or lecture breaking down the layered allegories - would add to your reading experience).

Additionally, I would recommend reading Karol Wojtyla (JPII)'s Love and Responsibility. It so lovingly articulates the innate spiritual beauty of human sexuality and how it reflects God's love for us. His explanation of sexual love as "delighting in one another" has always stuck with me and made me view marital love in a different light. It would be a great book to read alongside your fiancé. The book is short and quite approachable.

Definitely encouraging you to talk about it with your fiancé! Both I and my husband found that the more we talked openly about our sexuality, the easier it became to accept it as a fundamental part of ourselves.

Praying for you and your upcoming nuptials! Please feel free to reach out whenever. Sex can feel really intimidating when you first get married; I'm happy to offer suggestions for slowly getting use to it.

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[robbialy]

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[qpsqoo]

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[indynerdgirl]

Fourty-four years ago, on October 16th, 1978, Cardinal Karol Wojtyla was elected as Pope, taking the name John Paul II. He was the first Polish Pope and the first non-Italian pontiff since 1523.

He is remembered as a figure who dedicated his life to the Church while his faith and witness shaped a generation of Catholics, leaving an indelible mark on the Church all over the world.

“And so I present myself to all of you, to confess our common faith, our hope, our trust in the Mother of Christ and the Church, and also to begin again on this road of history and the Church”

- Pope St John Paul II

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[thecrankyprofessor]

St John Paul II

The iconography of JPII is quite varied - most if not quite all churches in Rome have some image of him. However, he was pope for so long and so heavily photographed that there's a LOT to choose from.

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[martsphotos]

#11/12 #papaj #JPII #2137

[portraitsofsaints]

Pope St. John Paul II

1920-2005

Feast Day: October 22

Patronage: Archdiocese of Krakow, World Meeting of Families, World Youth Day, Young Catholics, Families, Swidnica, Polish-Ukrainian reconciliation, labor

Saint John Paul II, known as John Paul the Great, was born Karol Wojtyla in Poland and had an active happy youth. Yet before his 21st birthday, his whole family had died. He studied for the priesthood in secret during the Nazis and then Communism control of Poland. He was secretly ordained in 1946. For the next 20 years, he was a pastor, a professor, and a student himself. In 1978 Karol Wojtyla became the first non-Italian Pope of the Catholic Church. He traveled to over 100 countries, was a prolific writer, and was loved by youth worldwide. He survived an assassination attempt in 1981 and even forgave the assassin. Pope John Paul died of Parkinson’s disease and was the second longest reigning Pope.

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase here: (website)

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[swirley1618]

#prześladowania polaków nie ustają #polish stuff #funny #jpii #2137

[catholic-zeldastrife]

#all saints day #st pope John Paul II #catholic #JPII #quotes

[arekmiodek]

Rysunek graficzny "JPII" (Arkadiusz Miodek)

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[melalka]

Our hero and the quack

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[robbialy]

JEBAĆ POLICJĘ TYLKO JA MOGĘ WAS SĄDZIĆ! #jpii By @oleksynolka https://www.instagram.com/p/CkBLtukjqCqinqgl5RqQ1ExVUdaKZGBVyErvLA0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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