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Top 5 List of John Paul II's Writings
RB Miller
Posted on 04/07/2005 4:19:23 PM PDT by rbmillerjr
I find John Paul II's life inspirational and sensed great holiness when I was near him on his trip through Baltimore.
I have read "The Gospel of Life" and I thought it would be a contribution to start a reading list from other Catholics here on FR. I am impressed with the Catholic Freepers and look forward to all of your comments.
If you are interested please submit your TOP 5 List of JPIIs writings. Please list your top 5 with reasons why they are on your list.
TOPICS: Catholic; General Discusssion; History; Religion & Culture; Theology; Worship
KEYWORDS: cary; catholic; encyclicals; johnpaulii; pope
If you are interested please submit your TOP 5 List of JPIIs writings. Please list your top 5 with reasons why they are on your list.
To: rbmillerjr
Thanks in advance for your lists.
To: rbmillerjr
I don't know if I can come up with five, but ...
"Love and Responsibility"
"Theology of the Body"
"Splendor of Truth"
"Faith and Reason"
"Salvation through Suffering" (or something kind of like that ... "Salvifici Doloris" (more or less.)
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posted on
04/07/2005 4:23:19 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(Do not fear the words of a sinner, for his splendor will turn into dung and worms.)
To: rbmillerjr
I confess I haven't read many of the Pope's works. Wish I could get more reading of that nature done. That said, I do have a list of three I found very excellent.
I would most highly recommend "Sign of Contradiction" which is a series of meditations on the Rosary and Way of the Cross given for Pope Paul VI and Vatican staff on the occasion of Lent 1976.
Next, to understand more philosophically and theologically what Johannes Paulus Magnus was all about, I recommend his first Encyclical, "Redemptor Hominis".
And, confessing to only having read some of the kernels of the work, "Veritatis Splendor" is a favorite since it is a bulwark in defense of objective Truth.
To: rbmillerjr
Mother of the Redeemer
His encyclical letter on the Eucharist (2003)
Rich in Mercy
Crossing the threshold of Hope
The Rosary--> his addition of the Luminous mysteries
what can I say? I tried to devour what the man wrote.
To: Cannonball Bill
JP2's writing takes effort. I sometimes feel like it was composed in Polish, written in Latin, translated into French, and then into English ... so no wonder I don't get it!
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04/07/2005 6:17:52 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(Do not fear the words of a sinner, for his splendor will turn into dung and worms.)
To: rbmillerjr
Thanks for starting this thread. Bookmarked.
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posted on
04/08/2005 5:11:59 AM PDT
by
syriacus
(Weird George Felos repeatedly flicked his tongue out his gaping mouth when lying to the press 3/31)
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