Vol 2 Issue 3

The WCI Team is delighted to bring you JOYFUL! the official communique of the Wojtyła Community & Institute. This is your one-stop for all the inspiring stories and exciting events, from podcasts to conferences to marriage retreats, wherever St. John Paul II's Rule is changing lives, you can find it here! Click here to see what this issue includes!

Friends, what a joy it is to live a life freely in faith and love! St. John Paul II placed the value of human freedom at one of the highest levels. When asked what his favorite scripture passage was, he was known to have said John 8:32: “and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” Yet, what is true freedom? And what effect does living in freedom have on our spiritual life? (Let’s find out, shall we?)

When I was asked the question, “Do you want to host a marriage retreat?” my heart responded with an immediate “YES!” before my brain could chime in with its usual concerns. You know that resistance that hits when you’re starting something big? The enemy ...

We are Josey and Beth Varberg, a couple from northern Minnesota, who have recently completed the WCI Leader Couple Training Course. Josey and I are parents of five amazing kids - ages 19 months to nearly 14 years old - and have been married 17 years. We learned ...

Dear friends, I would like to share a story with you about our beloved papa told by his dear friend, Prof. Stanisław Grygiel. Now, Prof. Grygiel was a dear friend of St. John Paul II. He was one of the first professors hired to teach at the John Paul II Institute of Marriage and Family Studies at its founding. He was friends ...

“For You have formed us for Yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find rest in You.” St. Augustine, in his Confessions, expresses the truth that he was brought to after years of tireless searching. We often feel the same restlessness of our hearts and it is not until we surrender our lives to His tender mercy that we find the peace that we are ...

Friends, indeed the Lord has been working in mighty ways this year! We must do our little part, but it is God who provides the results. Like a pencil in His mighty hands, God is using our little ministry to bring such joy and love to spouses all over the world! We have seen miracles ...

Crecí en una familia con mamá, papá y 4 hermanos. Mi mamá nos cuidaba y mi papá se esforzaba por proveernos. Mis padres pasaron por buenos y malos momentos, pero siempre unidos como pareja. Había problemas graves de salud que requirieron muchos viajes al hospital...

. . . My graduate studies at Franciscan University deepened my understanding of and appreciation for the teachings of Pope John Paul II. I had already been deeply touched by his apostolic letter Mulieris Dignitatem, (On the Dignity and Vocation of Women), but now I also had the opportunity ...