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Be Not Afraid! With these words, Karol Wojtyla began his pontificate as Pope John Paul II. And no one embodied these words more than he did.
Today, as we celebrate John Paul’s beatification, we can look back on his papacy and honor the confident, fearless way that he led the church for twenty-six years. Nothing—not even an assassin’s bullet—could keep John Paul from preaching Christ to the world. Nothing—not even an aging body and persistent illness—could keep him from devoting all his energies to building up the church.
In the following pages, we offer five reflections on John Paul’s life and teachings. We hope they inspire you to imitate the Holy Father in your own life of faith. May his words, his example, and his intercession bring us all closer to Jesus. May he continue to inspire all of us to become master builders in the kingdom of God!
An Apostle of Mercy
When Pope John Paul II wrote his apostolic exhortation “On Reconciliation and…
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