Dear Friends:
The canonizations of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II on April 27 will mark a historic moment for the Catholic Church. To explore the meaning of the lives of these modern-day spiritual heroes, the U.S. Bishops Office for Media Relations asked several persons to reflect on their contributions. Writers include scholars and theologians – Catholic, Orthodox and Jewish – and media personnel involved in coverage of the much travelled John Paul II. Each could have written a book, but we limited them to the brief reflections presented here.
- Looking Back to Seminary Days and Election of a Pope by Bishop Kicanas
- Pope John Paul II and the Orthodox Church by Thomas FitzGerald
- Remembering the man who told the modern world: ‘Do not be Afraid’ by Bishop Soto
- A Saint’s Autobiography: Journal of a Soul by Father John Crossin
- The Surprising Humor of St. John XXIII by Father James Martin
- Vatican II: The Call to Religious to Change by Sister Doris Gottemoeller, RSM
- Pope John XXIII and the Quest or Ecumenism by John Borelli
- Pope John Paul II at Judaism’s holiest site by Rabbi Eric Greenberg
- John Paul II: The Move Toward Christian Unity by Father Ronald Roberson
- Two Popes and the Code of Canon Law by Sister Sharon Euart, RSM
- John Paul II Captures New York by Phillip Alongi
- Travels with the Polish Pope by Phillip Pullella
- John XXIII Transformed Catholics’ Understanding and Relations with Jews by Rabbi A. James Rudin
- Pope John XXIII and a Christian’s Unfinished Business by Don Clemmer
- Pope John XXIII’s Gift to the Church: Laity at the Center by Dolores Leckey
I hope you enjoy these materials. We have been told by the USCCB that we are free to distribute and use them as we see fit.
Bryan
Bryan Minor
Executive Director of
Communications & Development
Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
1300 Byron Street
Wheeling WV 26003
