# Karol Wojtyła

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What to Do When You're Struggling | The Catholic Man Show

For the 4th of July, the 250th birthday of America, Adam did the most Okie thing a man can do to celebrate: he took the family to a rodeo. Both boys went mutton busting, Friday and Saturday. Leo, six, drew a slow sheep the second night and rode it a full 17 seconds, hanging on and hollering "keep g…

Ep. 4.26: A Pope for the World: The Election of John Paul II

In this episode, Monsignor and Teresa step into one of the most dramatic moments in modern Church history—the rapid succession of conclaves in 1978 and the stunning election of Cardinal Karol Wojtyła as Pope John Paul II. After the brief papacy of John Paul I, the College of Cardinals gathers again…

Episode 288: Why "Everything Happens for a Reason" Isn't Working: The Holy Words We Use to Avoid Healing

"Offer it up." "I've forgiven them." "Everything happens for a reason." Every one of them is true—and every one can become a way to avoid the healing God is actually offering. In this episode, Dr. Greg names spiritual bypassing: using prayer, devotion, and even good theology to step around grief, …

Polish Prelates: Four Cardinals Form a Pope

By Fr. Raymond J. de Souza Kraków, Poland – Poland is a nation that has endured by memory, a land therefore where anniversaries are marked with extra care. It's where I learned how to observe anniversaries as a means of keeping vital the lessons of history. The anniversary, with its annual recurren…

Episode 290: "I'm Only Loved When I'm Perfect": The Lie Fueling Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

Perfectionism doesn't always come from loving excellence. Sometimes it's the only way you've ever known how to feel safe. In the first episode of a new series on Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder, Dr. Greg unpacks how perfectionism, rigidity, and control take root—and why, underneath them,…

Episode 291: OCPD and Scrupulosity: How the Worship of Rules and Control Leads to the Loneliness of Certainty

Certainty feels like safety. But you can only ever be certain alone — and the life you build on control slowly becomes a lonely one. In week two of the series on OCPD, Dr. Greg explores why we reach for control when trust feels dangerous — and how the certainty we build to feel safe ends up costin…

Homily | September 1, 2026 | Inside The Krakow Chapel That Formed John Paul II (Episode 255)

We stand in the private chapel of the Archbishop’s Palace in Krakow and trace how a hidden place of prayer helped form the future Saint John Paul II. We ask what it means to have the mind of Christ and how listening to God reshapes our choices, our courage, and our voice in the world. • the wartime…

Rethinking How We Apply the Church's Teaching on Birth Control

Luke brings up a topic he has been nervous to raise: does the way American Catholics apply the Church's teaching on birth control account for what happens to a person's freedom under real constraint? It's a good conversation. It's not heterodox (we promise). No need to send that email. Gomer walk…

Episode 297: Throwing Darts in the Dark: What Happens When Psychology and Education Forget What a Human Person Is

Psychology is supposed to be a hard science with clear answers about what's healthy. It isn't — and when the people forming our kids can't say what a human being actually is, even their best work turns into darts thrown in the dark. Dr. Greg sits down with Dr. Brett Salkeld — host of the Making Ev…

Catechesis – The Patron of Firefighters and Pope John Paul II – Fr Peter George Flynn OFMConv

Fr Peter George Flynn tracks down the little-known patron saint of firefighters, from slave-run bucket brigades in ancient Rome to a monastery in Austria and a set of oxen that mysteriously refused to move outside Krakow. Along the way: why half of Europe’s footballers seem to share his name, and w…