ROME – Today marks the fourteenth anniversary of the death of Saint Pope John Paul II, who passed away on April 2, 2005. John Paul II was the first non-Italian pope since the 15th century, and his pontificate was the second longest in the history of the Catholic...
Mention the word “anniversary” to the married man on the street and he’ll probably recoil in anxiety. Did I forget it—again? Such is the typical modern reaction, as if we needed more evidence that something’s not quite right with our culture. A day that ought to be...