I think when a lot of people heard about Pope John Paul II’s practice of self-mortification, it might have made them feel a bit weird. And it is, understandably, hard for many people these days to understand this kind of practice or it’s easy to mistake it for a kind of masochism. But that would be a massive mistake, indeed.
This was exactly the opposite of any kind of masochism. And as we find out more and more about Pope John Paul II’s life (on his journey to Sainthood), it gives us a great opportunity to learn about many of the things behind the scenes that led to the extraordinary exterior life that we all witnessed and benefited from.
In the video below, Fr. Barron sheds some light on this practice of self-mortification (or “taking the discipline”). [Keep Reading]
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