Joyful!

Fr. Wojtyła (St. John Paul II) received the title “Wujek” (vū-yĕk, which means uncle) from his group of friends in 1952 because it was not safe to call him Father in public. "Look to Wujek" helps us get to know the man who was St. John Paul II, little by little.

After encountering St. John Paul II’s Rule first in the book "Bellezza e spiritualità dell’amore coniugale," I knew the first step to bring this Rule to English-speaking world was to reach out to two of the authors of the Italian book: Professor & Mrs. Stanisław and Ludmiła Grygiel...

We are so excited to be offering another Leader Couple Training Course this January! It begins mid-January, and the class is already filling up, but we do have a few openings left. This training is for couples who want to begin their own Married Couple Group following St. John Paul II's Rule!

Having Izabella Nagle speak at the St. John Paul II Feast Day celebration was a tremendous blessing! Izabella has a presence about her that is kind and warm and yet, energetic and passionate. Born in Poland, and immigrated to the United States as a teenager, Izabella shared stories of Polish history, and powerful and horrific stories about ...

The WCI Leadership team was warmly welcomed at Holy Family Catholic Church in St. Louis Park, MN, on the weekend of October 27-28th. We were overjoyed to share the mission of the WCI and the gift of The Rule with 36 married couples! These couples attended the retreat from ...

There are many ways that we can support organizations or movements that the Lord places in our heart and in our life. Jesus said, “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also”(Matt 6:21). Where you spend your time and money are good indicators of the priorities in your life.

Peter and Theresa were married in New Orleans in 2001. They began dating while studying abroad in Rome, Italy. During their engagement they answered a call to serve married couples, which took them back to Rome, both pursuing graduate degrees in Theology. They reside in Wisconsin with their eight children.

It is indeed with great joy that we on the WCI Team unveil to you "JOYFUL!" the official communique of the Wojtyła Community & Institute! Click here to our first issue includes!

E...W...T...N... These four letters have been familiar to me since I entered the Church in 2015. The Eternal Word Television Network, founded by Mother Angelica in 1981, is a household name for Catholics in America and much of the world. I remember learning from Fr. Mitch Pacwa on ...

It was January 2019. I was sitting in a worn leather chair next to a tall window, paint curling away from the frame, which opened onto the courtyard of this quaint building in Birmingham, England. Used by St. John Henry Newman as his first oratory, it now ...

What an incredible gift and JOY to “graduate” our first ever class of WCI Leader Couples this month! A training that took over a year of fine-tuning and vision-casting finally saw the fruits of such labor. An even greater blessing was the beautiful array of couples whom ...

The WCI is proud to feature Izabella Nagle as our Keynote Speaker at our 2nd annual Celebration of St. John Paul II's Feast Day! Last year we brought in the talented and captivating Jeromy Darling who was a great success and we had a wonderful ...