It is secular to depend on ourselves, but spiritual to act with prudence. For the one who believes every outcome is the right outcome, there is no decision to be made. However, for the western society which likes to think we have some influence over outcomes, no better way to think about it. This is … Read more
Karol Wojtyla grew up in the southern Polish village of Wadowice, near Krakow. He was the son of an army sergeant. He had a strict, devout upbringing. His mother died when he was nine and his brother died from scarlet fever before he was 14. As a young man, Karol excelled at sports, including soccer … Read more
A medical doctor provides a physical description: The cross is placed on the ground and the exhausted man is quickly thrown backwards with his shoulders against the wood. The legionnaire feels for the depression at the front of the wrist. He drives a heavy, square wrought-iron nail through the wrist deep into the wood. Quickly he moves to the other … Read more