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John Paul II: A Man of the People

[featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] Little Known Fact #5 While a priest, Father Karol Wojtyla would often go on excursions to the mountains with his friends to ski. On one such occasion with two friends, they took the train to get to their destination. His friends suggested that they purchase first class tickets. Father Wojtyla instantly protested, saying, […]

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John Paul II’s Formula For Increasing Altar Boys At A Parish

[featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] Little Known Fact #4 In his second assignment as a newly ordained priest, Father Karol Wojtyla took a new approach to training altar boys. He would hold frequent evenings of instruction, whereby one priest would give catechesis to the boys while another priest taught the parents educational psychology as well as catechesis in the

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This is what Polish knights did before charging into battle

[featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] Before going into battle a Polish knight would have sung the oldest hymn in the Polish language: the Bogurodzica. This custom of singing to the Blessed Virgin Mary before waging war, while strange to modern ears, reminds us that we must turn to the Blessed Mother in all the struggles of life. Our Lady of Victory

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