Saint John XXIII: Herald of Hope, Journey of Faith
Journey of Faith
English - December 11, 2022 05:00 - 6 minutes - 8.27 MBReligion & Spirituality Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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At this time in the history of the Church, the memory of “Good Pope John” has once again surfaced as the Church commemorates the sixtieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council (October 11, 1962-2022). Saint-Pope John Paul II has described John XXIII as “a pastor full of wisdom and Christian hope.” When he was confronting the difficult journey of the Church in a fragmented, unbelieving world, John XXIII bravely showed “optimistic trust,” disagreeing with those “prophets of doom,” who often forecast disaster and act as though the end of the world were at hand.